Results 30,141-30,160 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: He should be ashamed of himself.
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: From what we understand of what he said, Deputy Dooley obviously only had an opportunity to look at two pages of a much lengthier report.
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: To answer Deputy Dooley's point-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: Am I allowed to answer his point?
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: The questions he is asking are answered in the letter from the chief executive of the company, which states: "We have committed to expanding the scope of these registered employment agreements where appropriate to include staff groups not covered by the current agreements."
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: In English, that means that any groups of staff not currently covered-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: ------by registered employment agreements-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: -----will be covered by those agreements.
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: Second, I also commit to the principle that Aer Lingus would not utilise compulsory redundancies and non-direct employment in a scenario where the changes and efficiencies to the business can be achieved. That is the way all businesses operate. What Deputy Timmy Dooley is putting to us is a fantasy. Aer Lingus has achieved enormous growth and efficiencies. The country is poised-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: We are not selling Aer Lingus; we are selling a share-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: We are acquiring an indefinite veto in relation to the slots.
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: We are acquiring and developing a B share in the company-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: -----which will give an indefinite veto to the holder, the Minister for Finance, in relation to the slots at Heathrow Airport.
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: In an earlier-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: The Chair gave Deputy Timmy Dooley a lot of time.
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: In an earlier discussion on Aer Lingus Deputy Timmy Dooley was concerned about the lack of an intervention when slots were being transferred from Shannon Airport to Belfast airport. The B share will give the Minister for Finance a veto in relation to the slots. That is the reason it is welcomed by people in the mid-west.
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: In regard to Aer Lingus, all of us would agree that the strategic issues concern services for consumers and connectivity to and from the island at reasonable airline prices; jobs and job security and access to and from markets that are important to us in terms of tourism and business investment. Everybody in the House agrees that they are the key issues in terms of the airline's services in...
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: We have two airlines in Ireland. In regard to Aer Lingus, what is important to people in terms of airline services in and out of the country, provided proudly by Aer Lingus as a carrier during the decades, not only is being maintained and secured in this agreement but also advanced. I confidently expect, given, for example, the improvement in sterling and the dollar vis-a-visthe euro, that...
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: -----means that it will continue as a distinct company as part of the IAG business into the future when, and if, the deal is concluded which obviously is dependent on other shareholders and the decisions they make which will not be known for some time. Assuming that the deal proceeds, it will give Ireland a significant advantage in that it will place it in an even greater spot to attract...
- Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)
Joan Burton: It will also give Irish people travelling to and from the country better services and, in particular, provide staff in Aer Lingus with greater job security-----