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Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The DAA, as I am aware from my discussions with it, is in a position to reconfigure the hangars at Dublin Airport to make them available, but it requires a specification of the needs of the company concerned in order to do so. That can be done in the context of a business plan. I hope that my discussions this evening with Ryanair representatives will involve a discussion of the framework of...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As a Deputy from Dublin North I assume he wants to continue to have a vibrant Aer Lingus in his constituency.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am very cognisant of that as well. I am also very cognisant of what was read by the Taoiseach in the context of the lease and the legalities of the situation. When Aer Rianta set up Team Aer Lingus with Aer Lingus, there was a covenant which meant that Aer Lingus would have a determination which it must discuss with Aer Lingus in any changes taking place in the leases. Three changes took...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: -----FLS, and SR Technics. SR Technics sold its facilities to Dublin Airport Authority but there was a caveat that Aer Lingus had to sign off and give permission for that to happen. That lease agreement, that caveat, that covenant, is legal.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Many people in this country are very fond of court. I have asked to see the lease. I have seen the lease and it will stand up. On the basis of Aer Lingus signing off on that caveat, the DAA was in a position to give a licence to Aer Lingus for 20 years. What the Deputy is asking me to do is to tell someone who now has a legal lease licence to give that to someone else on the basis that...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: -----in its overall plan which it is developing. As I indicated that is a hangar for wide-bodied aircraft. If Aer Lingus was to be moved out of hangar 6, another hangar with the capacity to support and service wide-bodied aircraft would have to be built on the DAA premises. The Deputy is correct in saying there is provision within the lease that if it is the view of DAA for aviation...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In the context of that new build which would have to be for Aer Lingus, what I said here is that the DAA is prepared to build a hangar or a site can be provided so that Ryanair can build its own hangar, similar to what is being provided in Prestwick. We are trying to be fair and reasonable to ensure we can work through the specifications, the needs and requirements of this company, through a...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I do not disagree that Shannon continues to be very important strategically in the context of aviation. There are a number of maintenance and support companies in Shannon for Lufthansa and Aer Lingus. While I support the Links project, as does the Minister for Transport, all the Deputies in the mid west region and the DAA, it is not fully mature yet in order to move on to final decision...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In the context of these jobs, I did not forget about Shannon.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Although Dublin Airport is the preferred option, I could find as good a solution for Ryanair - in the context of a base for its maintenance operation - at Shannon Airport if it so desired.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Ryanair is an international plc and Mr. O'Leary is a seasoned executive. In such circumstances, I have no reason to doubt what he is saying. To progress the discussions, however, a viable business plan must be put forward. This can then be examined by the relevant agencies. As already stated, Government support for a company such as Ryanair will equal that which would be made available to...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I appreciate that the Deputy, like every other Member of the House, is representing his constituency. As already stated, we will engage in discussions with Mr. O'Leary on this matter in a matter of minutes. It is important to reiterate that Aer Lingus has a 20 year entitlement to hangar 6. The legalities of that, the leases and licences, have been examined. Deputy Kennedy is correct to...

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The tenor and tone of this questions and answers have been good. Deputy Burton is incorrect in many of her accusations. Although many jobs were lost at SR Technics we had success with Dublin Aerospace-----

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: There are 200 jobs.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: A considerable amount of work has been done with Dublin Aerospace and some of Deputy Burton's colleagues were very helpful, as were many of mine.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Unlike Deputy Burton, I accept the bona fides of everybody elected to this House. In 2008 I attended a function in Zurich where I met the chief executive of SR Technics and a number of the Dublin management. I met the Dublin management because they advised me of serious concerns about the viability of the company because Aer Lingus sent its heavy maintenance contract to France-----

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: We are not in a position-----

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In aviation policy we have moved on from when Deputy Burton was teaching economics at college where the State was involved in everything.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The taxpayer, a person whom the Deputy has been looking after for so long, will not stand for it either when non-commercial viable decisions are made because of politics-----

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Following that meeting in Switzerland I met the management-----