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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)
John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Brogan. Both Mr. Barrington and Mr. Brogan have said in their presentations that a successful IAG bid to take over Aer Lingus would have a positive outcome. Mr. Barrington referred to 200 new jobs based on new transatlantic traffic; last week Mr. Walsh suggested 500 new jobs. Could Mr. Barrington comment on this figure? The important issues are jobs, connectivity, and growth....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: What about the growth in Dublin vis-à-visgrowth in the regions, including the regional airports?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: I omitted to congratulate Mr. Kavanagh on his recent appointment as CEO. I wish him well in that. There are a couple of things I want to pick up on, but I will apply the rules to myself as well. Before I hand over to Deputy Dooley, as the lead spokesman for Fianna Fáil, the lead spokespersons will have three minutes to ask questions, there will be a brief response and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: I will allow Deputy Dooley back, but if we are going back and over we will not get anywhere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: Does Mr. Barrington have copies of his presentation for circulation to members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: It would be helpful if they were provided in the course of the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: A mobile phone has been left on and it is interfering with the sound system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: Deputy McNamara can contribute later but first we will hear members' contributions, with Deputy Noel Harrington followed by Senators Terry Brennan, Sean Barrett, Eamonn Coghlan and Paschal Mooney.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: The Senator has two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: I clarified at the beginning that questions-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: It is not about time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: I will let the Senator ask the question, but I clarified before we started that members should ask questions, rather than make statements.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: I am running the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: I ask the Senator to put his questions as quickly as possible and we will take it from there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: Was that the Senator's question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: I apologise for interrupting again, but there is a vote in the Seanad. I, therefore, ask Mr. Kavanagh to skip Senator Terry Brennan's question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: Is Senator Sean D. Barrett happy with the answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: As there is a vote in the Dáil, we will have to suspend in a few minutes. Did Senator Eamonn Coghlan receive answers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: We have to suspend and return later. We have no choice but to do so. Those members who wish to ask questions should come back as quickly as possible in order that we can wrap the meeting up as soon as we can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)
John O'Mahony: We are in public session and Deputy O'Donovan is first.