The Tánaiste has warned that no amount of plans will save Shannon Airport if it does not get more passengers and services.
Mary Harney told the Dáil that the airport faced serious difficulty, and even if you had all the plans in the world, it would not save Shannon.
She was responding to Fine Gael's Richard Bruton, who commended the 'very sensible' view of Fianna Fáil backbenchers, who wanted to see the rationale for breaking up Aer Rianta before the legislation was finalised.
Ms Harney said the proposal was in the Programme for Government, and had been endorsed by the Government three times.
