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Louise Burne

Taoiseach Micheal Martin defends Eamon Ryan over Dublin Airport weather chaos

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has insisted Eamon Ryan is “not asleep at the wheel” and is handling issues at Dublin Airport caused by the cold snap.

Independent TD Mattie McGrath said if the Transport Minister is not asleep, “he’d want to be defrosted” to deal with the issue ahead of the busy festive period. It comes following widespread issues at the airport in the last number of days that have seen hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled due to the cold weather.

The cold snap saw some passengers sitting on planes for up to six hours on Friday. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald told the Taoiseach in the Dail that Minister Ryan needed to deal with the issue now so that the hectic scenes seen last summer are not repeated this Christmas.

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