Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I assure Senator Coffey that I am sympathetic to everything he said. He must realise the restrictions under which we work. He will, as a previous Minister of State, be aware of those restrictions. These are not just the restrictions of the Exchequer but also, particularly, the rules about state aid under which we work as well. We have to abide by them. Deputy Halligan has asked me to visit the airport and I am willing to go and have a look. I will inform the Senator when I am going of course. I am very wiling to explore what avenues are open to us to ensure that those types of crises which Waterford Airport met in recent few weeks on foot of VLM's decision are not repeated.