Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I call on those involved in the air traffic controllers strike to call it off immediately. I agree with Senator Norris on this. "Morning Ireland" and RTE deserve great credit for having both parties involved discuss the issue on this morning's show.

Considering the long-term implications I hope the Leader will have a debate in due course on ensuring essential services are maintained at all times. We have the Army and Air Corps. The Air Corps should be trained to take over air traffic control during a time of crisis like this. We are an island nation and we depend on air and sea transport to maintain ourselves.