Transport plans – Travelling public must not suffer

WITH the future of Ireland's three main airports in the balance, there is more than a whiff of truth in Labour's charge that the Government is deliberately keeping the text of the Bill for the break up of AerRianta under wraps until after the elections.

That seems to be the reality as the draft schedule of business for the Dáil indicates the State Airports Bill will be taken on Tuesday and Thursday next week.

But of one thing we can be sure, Transport Minister Séamus Brennan is unlikely to say anything that would rock the boat at this critical stage.