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Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: In 1987, when this nation was in a far more critical economic state than it is now, Mr. Haughey, whom no doubt Senator Dooley still describes as a decent man,——

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: —— had the vision to establish the IFSC. That decision did not take as long as it has taken to establish a second terminal at Dublin Airport. Mr. Haughey was able to make a decision on the IFSC and get it moving successfully within months, yet the Taoiseach has not been able to make any decision on this rather less important issue over three years. The reasons for this are simple — the...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: With a certain amount of bias in my favour.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: Businesspeople are not being consulted on this issue and they certainly deserve consultation, as they will put up the capital for the second terminal. Let us look at this from the point of view of the investor. What would an investor in Aer Rianta, now the Dublin Airport Authority, or in Aer Lingus do when considering this problem? A prospective investor considering the privatisation of Aer...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: Would it be acceptable for Senator Quinn to speak later?

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: Considering these problems, what would a prospective investor in Aer Lingus do knowing the Government was fiddling around with it politically and without knowing whether it would have a chief executive?

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: The Senator has more to say from a seated position than he had when he was standing up.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: The Senator can waffle better from his seat.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: What would an investor do? He would not know what the Government would do. He would see a split Cabinet and all sorts of special deals for the staff. He would be unclear as to whether he would get 49% or 51%. If it were to be 49%, the Minister can forget about it. He will not get anything like the value he expects. At the moment the shares are trading on the grey market at a level giving the...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: It is because the future of the airline is undecided. While the Minister may laugh, if the Government had made a decision it would still have Willie Walsh, who had to leave for various reasons. If the airline had a chief executive it might attract investors. However, the Government cannot get a chief executive because it cannot make a decision on the future of the airline.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: The future of the airline will remain in doubt as long as the Government refuses to take politics out of the equation. It needs to consider the economics and the value to the country of a decision, which it should make quickly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: I will vote for them all in the next election.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: Including ICTU.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: There has already been a serious debate on the health services. Gestures of this sort, which may be designed to attract publicity, have a role. If good comes out of it, it is extremely laudable. We must say thank you to those individuals, whose names we will not remember, who offered to make contributions to the hospital in question on "Morning Ireland" and Joe Duffy's "Liveline". They should...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: A Chathaoirligh, it was not the GAA I mentioned but the DAA, the Dublin Airport Authority. The DAA has responded to these events by saying nobody was harmed and no lives were in danger, a pathetic response. The only reason no lives were in danger was because the bomb that got through was a replica. To say no lives were in danger is an admission of the seriousness of the security situation. It...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: They are worse.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: So did I.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: We are being a little unfair to Ben Dunne and those people who made suggestions to Joe Duffy's "Liveline" show yesterday. It may be what Senator McDowell calls trite and superficial. However, it is a meaningful gesture that will make a difference.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: It may be a publicity stunt but there is nothing wrong with them as Senator Leyden knows.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: I ask the Leader to arrange that the Minister responsible, who was appointed by the President and the Taoiseach, come to the House and explain what has been happening at Dublin Airport with regard to the security breaches in the past two days. It is alarming that simulated bombs and other dangerous items got through security and could have been smuggled on to aeroplanes without apparent...