Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----that has the authority to pull back from the table a little bit and say, "Hang on a second, where is the political oversight and accountability in this?" I ask because I do not see it. I see safety. Obviously safety is a priority and that is to be welcomed. There is no political oversight and accountability, however, because I cannot call in the airport operator - we tried - and say, "Can you please change this so that it impacts fewer people and-or benefits the travelling passenger?" Of course, if they are subject to weather, congestion and everything else then they are also materially impacting people on the ground. Ultimately, the people on the ground are my voters, so I am going to fight for them every single time. People want to go to Alicante for €19.99, and the guy who flies them can feck off as far as I am concerned.