State jet may have sky high price tag attached

THE Government is shopping for a jet three times the size of their existing one.

Their clapped-out Gulf Stream IV holds just 14 passengers. But Bertie Ahern wants a 45-seat aircraft that he says will cost around €40 million.

“The Government has not yet decided whether the aircraft will be leased, purchased outright, purchased second hand or otherwise. The options will be considered and we will proceed in the most cost-effective manner possible,” he said.