Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to bring up two issues, one of which is the takeover of Lufthansa in Shannon by the Atlantic Aviation Group, AAG. While 300 of the staff will be subsumed into the new company, it is uncertain what will happen with the further 180 staff. I call for immediate Government intervention in regard to this. The unions are due to meet in the coming hours and I hope the Government will not be found wanting, which I am sure it will not.

The other issue is University Maternity Hospital Limerick, UMHL, which has gone green for mental health month. It is doing this every day. It is the only perinatal health clinic outside Dublin, which was established in 2018. It has a staff of nine. However, it has seen a huge increase of more than 50% in terms of women and their mental health, especially in light of Covid-19. I would like to see more supports being put in place to support the perinatal unit and to see more perinatal units established throughout the country to support women.