Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on wide-spread concern that the possible take-over of Aer Lingus by IAG could result in large job losses and threaten connectivity to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4365/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I have addressed the issue raised in the Deputy's question about connectivity to the UK and jobs in priority questions 123 and 124

I want to add that since the Government's Action Plan for Jobs was initiated in 2012 we have seen the creation of 80,000 new jobs. The plan for 2015 was launched last week, with an emphasis on regional enterprise strategies across the country. It contains a number of important action points to help create employment in particular in tourism, but also in transport and sport.