28 Jan 2015, 16:17
The Transport Committee will hold a special meeting tomorrow, Thursday, January 29th 2015 at 2 pm, in Committee Room 4, LH2000 to discuss the impact of the potential sale of Aer Lingus.
28 January 2015
Appearing before the Committee will be representatives from:
• The Irish Airline Pilots Association
• The Central Representatives Council of union groups within Aer Lingus
• Dublin Chamber of Commerce
• Cork Chamber of Commerce
• Shannon Chamber of Commerce
• Shannon Group PLC
• Limerick Chamber of Commerce
• IDA Ireland
• SIPTU
Chairman, John O’Mahony, TD said: “Any proposed sale of the state’s stake in Aer Lingus would be of significant interest to passengers and to various interested stakeholder groups, including tourism, business and commerce groups and those working in the aviation industry in Ireland.”
“Tomorrow we will have a chance to discuss the implications of any possible sale of the government’s stake in the airline in more detail as well as the impact of any sale for the taxpayer. Committee members will want to address concerns about possible job losses and routes being negatively impacted. We will be keen to establish what the main concerns are for those interested parties appearing before the Committee tomorrow and we look forward to a hugely informative meeting.”
The meeting will start in Committee Room 4, Leinster House, tomorrow, Thursday, 29th of January 2015 at 2pm. Committee proceedings can be viewed live here.
Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
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Committee Membership
John O’Mahony (Chairman) (Fine Gael)
Deputies
Michael Colreavy (Sinn Féin); Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fáil); Dessie Ellis (Sinn Féin) ; Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent); Tom Fleming (Independent); Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael); Noel Harrington (Fine Gael); Seán Kenny (Labour); Eamonn Maloney (Labour); Michael McCarthy (Labour); Helen McEntee (Fine Gael); Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fáil); Patrick O’Donovan (Fine Gael); Brian Walsh (Fine Gael)
Senators
Terry Brennan (Fine Gael); Sean D. Barrett Independent; Eamonn Coghlan (Fine Gael); Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fáil); Ned O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil); John Whelan (Labour); Terry Brennan (Fine Gael); Sean D. Barrett (Independent); Eamonn Coghlan (Fine Gael); Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fáil); Ned O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil); John Whelan (Labour)