Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

God bless them, but the point is that this was an ongoing development, and I and Fianna Fáil Members voted here in this House and lost members over this issue.

The points made by Senator Barrett should be listened to by the Government. The sale of Aer Lingus to IAG is absolutely undermining the airline, and it is national sabotage to decide on it. It reminds me of when a former Fine Gael Government, including the late Jim Mitchell, sold Irish Shipping and deprived Ireland of its own shipping line for imports and exports. It was an absolute act of sabotage, and the same situation is arising now.