People have a legitimate right to protest, to complain and march on Shannon Airport which they have been doing for many years. In my 30 years as a public representative I have seen many protests and demonstrations on this issue at the airport. Proinsias De Rossa chaired a meeting in Dublin to organise a protest there but I did not see him when Aeroflot was transferring technicians on their way to work on the nuclear missile programme in Cuba. He certainly did not come to the airport at the time to protest about Aeroflot refuelling. He was in Moscow seeking money for his Democrat Left organisation.