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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Are the figures I have just quoted correct or incorrect?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: What would Mr. Kavanagh anticipate the slots are worth? In terms of what we are reading in the media, €400 million appears to be the valuation. What does the witness think the 23 slots are worth?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: There must have been a value put on the slots. Are they being valued at significantly less than €400 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: And the 600----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: IAG has also come out and said it will result in job losses. In terms of the employees, we are also looking at that in terms of our fiduciary duties as----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Chairman, there were other questions I had asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are similar questions there as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: I do not want a debate, but I asked about the plans for Shannon both in terms of Heathrow and transatlantic routes, and also for a comment on the fact that we are reading reports that under competition rules, the likelihood is that Aer Lingus will be required to sell some of the slots it already has on the Dublin to Heathrow route. That would result in a loss of the slots to Ireland Inc.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Given the facts that Dublin Airport is under pressure in terms of pre-clearance facilities and that Shannon Airport has extra capacity, do the delegates not view this as providing opportunities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: My final point is on competition and the slots.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will finish on this point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would Mr. Kavanagh worry about losing slots?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: On page 5 of his testimony, about the 2001 recommendation where the Commission had difficulties with the spending in the economy, Mr. Buti states: "As some of you may remember, the recommendation was not very well received in Ireland; it was not implemented." I have two questions. Who, specifically, is Mr. Buti talking about in stating that it was not well received in Ireland and what...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did Mr. Buti receive criticism from Government and Departments in Ireland?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: Specifically, did the Commission receive direct communication from Government and the Department of Finance criticising this recommendation?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: From the Irish Government at the time, there was criticism of the recommendation. What were the recommendations? Would Mr. Buti state specifically what were the recommendations?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: In the limited time, I do not need it in detail.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Buti. I will follow on from that. The Commission completely changed the direction in the 2002 recommendation. I have a question on the backdrop there. Mr. Buti mentioned in his presentation that the Commission found mortgage interest relief on property as a negative and yet in the 2002 budget the then Government re-introduced mortgage interest relief on rental or investment...
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----that the structural deficit was overstated in retrospect. In that time period, the Commission was basically saying that the structural fiscal position for Ireland was positive. Looking at it now, what is the Commission's current estimate of the structural balances prior to 2008?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (18 Feb 2015)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is the question. With due respect to the Chairman, I am trying to work within the confines. I ask the Chairman to give me some latitude.