Brendan Ryan (Labour)

When the Taoiseach is claiming the affiliations of the unions I will remind him of some of the things Senator Mansergh has said from time to time. It would be a disaster for the Government to rush a motion through one House of the Oireachtas which did not address the fact that Aer Lingus, if sold shortly, will be sold at a bargain price which could jeopardise its prospects of buying new aircraft because the capital resources will not be there to do so.