Ireland should ask Qatar for new Government jet, suggests senator 

Independent senator Aubrey McCarthy said Ireland should request a jet with 'leather seats, decent wi-fi, and a microwave for heating sausage rolls'

Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One, carrying President Donald Trump, as it arrives in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday. Picture: AP/Alex Brandon

Ireland should ask Qatar for a new Government jet, a senator has suggested.

The Department of Defence has signed a deal to purchase a French-made €53m Falcon 6X, with delivery expected in December.