Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Bill. I am delighted it has passed through the House. I compliment the former Minister, Deputy Varadkar. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, has had it in his brief for only a week. I remind the Members opposite that the whole world does not revolve around Dublin. As Senator Mulcahy summed it up, Shannon Airport is free and we have seen a profit coming out of it for the first time ever. I remind the Members opposite that the pension deficit of €750 million was created under their Government. They should not go around scaremongering, saying that if there is nothing in the fund there is nothing to be paid. We must get it sorted and I hope the negotiations go well.