Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I completely agree with Senator Leyden regarding the below-cost sale of alcohol. Yesterday, and also on a number of recent occasions, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, has indicated that as soon as case taken by Scotland to the EU in respect of below-cost selling is favourably resolved, action will be taken here. I welcome the commitment in respect of this extremely serious issue, on which I have campaigning.

I also welcome the announcement by Ryanair, which is very positive in nature and which represents an immediate response to the abolition of the travel tax. I understand that there will be an announcement in the next two weeks in respect of the specifics involved, namely, in the context of the provision of additional routes or on how extra passengers will be coming into and leaving the country. There will also be news on the number of jobs that will be created.