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Dialup Dempsey Returns to Defend Government
Read more about: End of Shannon-Heathrow, Government, Irish Politics, Transport
It finally happened, the talk, focus and genuine uproar in more than three counties drew the government minister in charge to comment after four days. Yeah, it took Noel ‘Dialup’ Dempsey four days to figure out that people in Limerick, Clare, Tipp, Galway and other areas surrounding the West would be pissed off at losing a vital piece of public infrastructure thanks to privatization. It took him four days to figure out this wouldn’t die down and the West would like its slots back. So he ascended from the government bunker which was built to withstand such situations with minimal political casualties and behold;
“I have spoken directly with the chairman of Aer Lingus, John Sharman, and conveyed the Government’s concern at this development. I have asked and received his assurances that Aer Lingus will engage directly and fully with its customers and business and tourism interests in the Shannon region on the implications of this decision,” said Mr Dempsey.
Nice one Noel. The political equivalent of this:
Dempsey isn’t just a lackey, he’s a bad one. Unlike others lackeys he fails to pretend he has power, and he’s also too quick to state that nothing will change.
“The decision is made and there’s nothing you can do about it,” appears to be his favorite saying, just styled different ways.
Perhaps Dempsey should join the Greens.
“The decision is made and there’s nothing you can do about it,” seems to be the Greens’ mantra these days too.
More to the point, those Heathrow slots are state property and Aer Lingus only had them as part of their agreement with the government to service the route. That Aer Lingus is trying to use them to fly Belfast-Heathrow borders on theft of state property.