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Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ——in respect of Aer Lingus.

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Is the Government going to attempt to block a takeover?

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Next week may be too late. We need to hold a debate today.

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: This is a critical issue for the economy in terms of ensuring competition in the aviation industry.

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Are we going to be provided with Government time today——

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ——because next week may be too late? Can we hear the Government's policy on——

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ——this important national issue, which falls under the terms of Standing Order 31?

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Ceann Comhairle is wrong not to allow us raise this matter of significant national interest.

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I would like the Ceann Comhairle's advice on how a Member can raise a matter of urgent public interest.

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Ceann Comhairle has already turned down a request under Standing Order 31.

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Ceann Comhairle allow a Private Notice Question?

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I am looking for a commitment from the Ceann Comhairle because this is an urgent matter.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question : To ask the Minister for Transport the steps the Government intends to take to protect Aer Lingus from the takeover planned by Ryanair; when his attention was first drawn to the fact that Ryanair was acquiring shares in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Throughout the debate on the privatisation of Aer Lingus over the past two years, the Labour Party opposed this proposal from the start and suggested that we could find ourselves in precisely the situation in which we find ourselves today. The Minister denied the possibility of that happening. A month ago there were two very strong airlines serving this country, a privately owned airline...

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: This is a bit rich. I asked the Minister if he thought that a privately owned monopoly was bad for airline services and what he intended doing about preventing that monopoly occurring.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister have any idea how matters will unfold?

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: But the Minister rubbished people warning him about this happening.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It is worthless.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It is completely worthless.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is the person who destroyed Aer Lingus.