1 Apr 2015, 15:57
The Transport Committee will hold a special meeting with representatives from Virgin Atlantic tomorrow, Thursday, 2nd April at 10.30am, in Committee Room 2, LH2000. The impact of the potential sale of the Government’s stake in Aer Lingus to IAG will be up for discussion.
1st April 2015
Appearing before the Committee will be Joe Thompson, Director of Network and Alliances at Virgin Atlantic.
Chairman, John O’Mahony, TD said: “The Committee welcomes the chance to hear from Mr Thompson at tomorrow’s meeting. Mr Thompson has expressed publically Virgin Atlantic's concerns over the IAG bid for Aer Lingus, specifically in relation to connectivity issues, and has made it known that he wishes to engage with the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. Having discussed Mr Thompson's correspondence, the Committee has decided to invite him to appear in order to make his views known.”
“The potential sale of Aer Lingus has shown itself to be an issue of national importance and as such, the Committee will continue to do all it can to facilitate an open debate of the issues surrounding a sale. We expect that tomorrow’s meeting with Virgin Atlantic will be an informative and useful one and we look forward to a very productive meeting.”
The meeting will start in Committee Room 2, Leinster House, tomorrow, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 at 10.30am. 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)