Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take steps to help safeguard jobs at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9736/20]

Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is under examinership here and has announced 280 redundancies and is enforcing statutory redundancy payments against precedent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9780/20]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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540. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to job losses at a company will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9717/20]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 525, 526 and 540 together.

The aviation industry is one of the most affected by the global pandemic. All airlines have seen severe depletion of revenue and are facing various degrees of financial challenge.

The Government has brought forward a series of measures to support all businesses impacted by COVID-19. These include the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, the Pandemic Unemployment Benefit, and the ISIF Pandemic Stabilisation and Recovery Fund for medium and large enterprises.

I understand that these scheme are open to Cityjet during this difficult time. However, it would not be appropriate for my Department to intervene in the ongoing examinership process. Industrial relations are a matter for the airline and its employees and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has no role in relation to such matters.