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Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Aer Lingus has a jewel that other airlines want to get their hands on, namely, the Heathrow slots, which have been valued by Deloitte at €925 million but are invaluable to this country. Would the Taoiseach agree that the cast iron guarantee that the Government is seeking on connectivity is pathetic and would be non-existent after five years-----

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: -----as would be all of the jobs in airline catering, flight maintenance and many other areas? The brand itself would likely be integrated very quickly-----

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: -----as has been the pattern with other takeovers. I put it to the Taoiseach that selling off the remaining public stake in Aer Lingus would be economic and social treachery. Will the Government right the wrong that Fianna Fáil did ten years ago by privatising Aer Lingus in the first instance? Will it throw aside its ideological attachment to privatisation and not only refuse to sell...

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: If the Government can invest taxpayers' money in the banks, surely it can invest taxpayers' money in a strategic asset such as Aer Lingus-----

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: -----which links us with the US and Europe.

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The taxpayer spends billions in supporting the so-called enterprise and employment sector in this country. It appears to me from the Taoiseach's response that the Government is well disposed towards selling off the remaining public control of Aer Lingus. This means that very shortly thousands of jobs not only in north Dublin but in Cork, Limerick and the Shannon area will be jeopardised. ...

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Will the Taoiseach say why the Government is so ideologically opposed to maintaining its stake in Aer Lingus or re-nationalising it?

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: So does Aer Lingus.

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: So Aer Lingus is to be sold?

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Which are?

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Yesterday, the Taoiseach marked four years of this Fine Gael-Labour Party neoliberal Government. Today, that same agenda is creating huge uncertainty among Aer Lingus workers, their families and the communities who depend on Aer Lingus for employment and connectivity. This anxiety has been created by the Government refusing to reject decisively the bid by IAG to buy the Government's shares....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus Sale (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on meetings he has had with Aer Lingus stake holders, regarding the sale of the State's shares in the airline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9973/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent bus route changes, carried out by Bus Éireann; and the way these will impact transport to and from rural areas. [9974/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 300. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a company (details supplied) establishing a rule against the use of languages, other than English in its workplace, and making the non-use of the English language a disciplinary matter; and her further views that such policies have a negative impact on the participation of minority groups in the workplace. [9933/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 302. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a company (details supplied) establishing a rule against the use of languages, other than English, in its workplace, and making the non-use of the English language a disciplinary matter [9934/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 306. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the report (details supplied), her plans to expand the number of Gardaí with access to firearms; her further plans to train more Gardaí in the use of firearms; her plans to change the weapons available to Gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9932/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Disarmament Initiative (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 450. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the talks with Iran over nuclear capabilities. [10254/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 452. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the murder of the Russian opposition political leader, Mr. Boris Nemstov; his further views on the political situation in the Russian Federation following Mr Nemestov's death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10274/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 454. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 1 October 2014, if he will report on progress, on reaching the target of 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product on overseas aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10353/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 455. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on, and aims for, the United Nation's third International Conference on Financing for Development to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in July 2015; if he will report on the preparations being made by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/15]