Seanad debates

Thursday, 10 March 2005

11:00 am

Photo of Mary O'RourkeMary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Coghlan also raised issues on Aer Lingus, the second terminal at Dublin Airport and the Boundary Commission. The Electoral (Amendment) Bill was published as a Dáil Bill last Tuesday. When it is passed by the Dáil, it will come before this House.

Senator Dooley spoke about the aircraft which passes through Shannon Airport and agreed with the need for a debate on the issue. In response to Senator Norris, I will not lay information before the Garda Commissioner on the issue he raised. I do not have any such information. However, we should have a debate on the whole issue, be it with the Minister for Transport or the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Senator Ryan raised an issue which will come up in connection with the Travers report. The original file has not turned up in the Department but copies of the documents in question have always been available on computer. That is recorded in the report. What is not there, however, is the letter that should have accompanied those documents. Senator John Paul Phelan referred to the e-mail facility at the Department of Health and Children. I will advise the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children about that to see if it is functioning.

Senator Ross mentioned multinationals and sought the attendance of the Minister for Transport in the House. I have already made that request. The Senator also spoke of the semi-State culture and the infusion of unions in the workings of multinationals. Companies have to be run by——

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