Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The problem is that all of this will not be discussed in the Seanad until the Government sheep in the other House march behind their Ministers and vote for what they said only two months ago they would not do. At the Labour Party conference, it was said that if Aer Lingus was sold the money would be used to defray the cuts to IASS members. That will not be done. The money will be put into a connectivity fund. Why is that needed if there is no threat to connectivity between Ireland, Britain and the rest of the world? It is absolute nonsense.