Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----at the moment and in the recent past. This is an airline that will expand. Moreover, in the discussions with the company - I welcome this - the company has committed to upholding, as it has always done and as the trade unions in Aer Lingus have always done, an absolutely regular and structured interaction between the company and trade unions regarding employee interests, and employment terms and conditions.

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