Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I assume he has survived despite the big players. The various boards will have to make business decisions regarding the other assets. With regard to airport charges, irrespective of whether this legislation is enacted, charges will rise at Dublin Airport, as PricewaterhouseCoopers reported, because of pre-existing financial challenges. The much needed investment that was made must be recouped.

Suddenly the business plan has become a holy grail. Those states that recently joined the EU were great at five and ten year business plans and 20 year national and corporate plans. However, they gave up all that nonsense years ago. They have realised that business is dynamic and changes every day. Show me a business plan made five years ago and I will bet it bears no resemblance to today's conditions.