Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hear what the Minister of State is saying. I spent four years at the top of trade unionism, and in that time I learned that you can work within rules and lay down procedures that both sides can adhere to, though maybe not as rigidly as we are trying to do here. You can have regulations and rules that people have to adhere to to resolve difficulties.

I will push a vote on this. I understand the Minister of State's position. I ask that, if I lose the vote, the Minister of State will consider a statutory instrument to protect the pilots, air cabin crews, engineers and air traffic controllers and guarantee them direct access to a regulator rather than having to go through their employers. The Minister of State might look at this with us and IALPA, if I lose the vote. I am hopeful I will not.