‘Get back in a room and sort this out’: Taoiseach calls on Aer Lingus pilots to return to talks

Michael Martin was responding in the Dáil to Sinn Féin enterprise spokeswoman Louise O’Reilly who said time was running out to resolve the dispute before airline pilots begin a work to rule next Wednesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish TimesHe appealed to the disputing parties to get back into talks to resolve the dispute.

“What can government do? Well, government already does quite a lot because government makes available the industrial relations mechanisms of the state, and I would absolutely encourage people to utilise them. A “We cannot underestimate the impacts that the uncertainty is having, particularly for those considering traveling to Ireland for a holiday this summer,” she said, adding that the tourism sector was still recovering from the pandemic.

She said: “I understand well that we will not resolve this dispute here on the floor of the Dáil. But I also know when a high-level intervention is required, and this is one of those times.” Mr Martin said that Ms O’Reilly had invoked her experience in industrial relations. “I agree 100 per cent that this is creating unacceptable anxiety to many, many families and it needs to be resolved.”

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