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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Cullen see any possibility of IAG diverting traffic from regional airports in the UK to Shannon given the capacity Shannon has on transatlantic routes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the delegates. The one aspect on which everyone agrees is connectivity. My question is about risk versus reward. What do the delegates believe are the risks if the level of connectivity is reduced, in the context of the Heathrow Airport slots and certainly in the context of the Shannon region - I am a Deputy in Limerick city - in terms of daily flights to Boston and New York in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Transatlantic routes-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: If there was a threat to that connectivity in terms of services to Heathrow Airport and on transatlantic routes, what would it mean for Shannon Airport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: It has been a great success in recent times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: On Monday, Viagogo in Limerick announced 100 new jobs. Heathrow is fundamental. Risk is the key issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I meant to include that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is vital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: The indigenous economy is important.

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Bill, which arose from discussions in the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform on IBRC loans being sold to unregulated entities. Borrowers are entitled to continue to enjoy the level of protection afforded to them when they took out a loan, regardless of which entity is holding their loan. People throughout the country, including small mortgage holders and...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Professor Black. I will just go back. He wrote a blog on 13 November 2013: "Irish fish, and banks, rot from the head". I want to give him a quote. He said: "The Irish people are distinct, however, in blaming themselves for the crisis." Can he elaborate on that? What does he mean?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am assuming-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: I assume it is as an economist rather than as a comedian.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: When Professor Black says "blame themselves", what does he mean?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: As an objective observer from outside these shores, what is Professor Black's view as to the view that the Irish people should-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: It does raise an important question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Buyer beware.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Professor Black made a comment that the Irish crisis could have been prevented. How could it have been prevented?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: The former Anglo Irish Bank, one of our banks, grew by nearly 30% per annum over an eight-year period.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (5 Feb 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: On the four key points Professor Black speaks of, what would have been the antidote to that lethal cocktail to ensure that the Irish banking crisis did not happen?