Results 27,721-27,740 of 32,961 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: I want to conclude with the reason I am asking the House and the Government to support this proposal.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: Yesterday, I commenced my contribution by saying Aer Lingus was one of the first State companies established by a newly independent State in 1936.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: It predates other organisations and companies such as CIE and Bord na Móna. The establishment of Aer Lingus was more than the setting up of an airline-----
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: -----it was an expression to the rest of the world-----
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: -----of Irish optimism and openness in terms of a fledgling country finding its way in the world, connecting with other countries to advance its interests. Today, that optimism and openness remains. Change should not be feared.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: It must be examined and, where appropriate-----
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: -----and following reflection, it should be embraced.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: There must be openness to new opportunities-----
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: -----while admitting, as many speakers have done, that there are no certainties in life and that risk is always present.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: Ireland and Aer Lingus are ready for this change.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: I am confident that supporting this offer is the right decision for this Government and the Dáil. It is in the best interests of the airline, its employees-----
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: -----those who will work in the company in the future, the travelling public, job creation and the overall economy.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: I am seeking the approval of this House to proceed on the basis of the general principles I have laid before it. I commend the motion to the House.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: Of course, we know the answer. The answer to all of this is its famous wealth tax we hear so much about. That tax would not only be levied on the companies it despises-----
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: ----- but it would also be levied on every individual in this country, including the workers in Aer Lingus. Their colleagues on the Independent benches included the cheerleaders of the boom like Deputy Shane Ross and the cheerleaders of gloom, like Deputies Clare Daly and Ruth Coppinger.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: They have engaged in their normal approach of parliamentary indignation.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: If it was not for the fact that they speak in the same tone about every matter brought before the House, there might have been other reasons for taking their points seriously.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: I want to respond to a number of legitimate points that were put to me-----
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: ----- regarding maintaining the connectivity to Heathrow Airport, retaining the Aer Lingus brand and its head office in Ireland. Subject to the approval of Aer Lingus shareholders, these connectivity commitments will be enshrined in the articles of association to give them legal effect.
- Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: The Minister for Finance will retain one share in the company, the class B share-----