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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: The delegates should respond briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: Mr. Worth to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: I call Deputy Fleming to be followed by Deputy Harrington.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: The three remaining speakers are Senators Mooney, Brennan and Barrett and they can speak together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: Each member is confined to three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: The Senator should not interrupt. I will allow him to come back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: On both sides-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: Sorry, as the referee here I am obliged to state that it is one-all at this stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: That clarifies the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: On the point the Deputy makes, the Minister was willing to come before the committee today but he reiterated the fact that he is constrained. That is why we decided to get other people's views first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: On behalf of the committee, I thank everyone for coming in and engaging with us, answering our questions and putting their points of view across, which they did clearly. We will suspend for a moment and ask the representatives from the chambers and Shannon plc to take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: I welcome Mr. Ian Talbot, chief executive officer, Chambers Ireland; Mr. Conor Healy, chief executive officer, Cork Chamber of Commerce; Ms Gina Quin, chief executive officer, Dublin Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Orlaith Borthwick, chief executive officer, Limerick Chamber of Commerce; Ms Helen Downes, chief executive officer, Shannon Chamber of Commerce; and Mr. Patrick Edmond, Shannon Group plc....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: I ask Dr. Órlaith Borthwick, chief executive of Limerick Chamber of Commerce, to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: We will go straight to Deputy Dooley. We will take members in groups to get through as quickly as we can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: Thank you Deputy. I now invite the witnesses to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: I will take questions from Deputy Fitzmaurice, followed by Senator Barrett and then I will take all the other members who wish to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: No doubt we will have a reaction.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: This is a cross-party committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: The delegates might note all of the questions asked and then give their replies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)
John O'Mahony: I thank all those who attended this meeting at such short notice. As somebody mentioned, it is difficult to discuss the issue in the absence of an aviation policy and a formal offer. However, it was important to allow the witnesses make presentations that will feed into the debate taking place. In that context, today's discussion has been useful to us and, hopefully, to our guests.