I agree with the Taoiseach that the pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on the aviation sector. That is why many other European Governments have taken an equity shareholding in airlines. The Government declined to do so. It is why many of them have introduced antigen testing. The Government has obtained a report on it but declined to do so. It is why no other country in Europe has introduced mandatory hotel quarantining for European citizens. The Government blamed the Labour Party for that but no----

We did not.

You blamed Deputy Duncan Smith just a couple of minutes ago. Neither the Taoiseach nor any of the Government Deputies or Senators voted against it, although they are now busy in County Clare trying to tell people they were against it from the start. However, that is the past. What future does the Taoiseach offer the people of Clare in terms of connectivity with Aer Lingus and the workers of Aer Lingus today? What is he now going to do about aviation in this country?

The Deputy's time is up.

Why are we so out of synch with the rest of the world?

First, we are not out of synch with the rest of the world.

Yes, we are. Do not mislead the House.

Deputy, please.

For God's sake Taoiseach, tell the truth at least.

Through the Chair, there were hardly four words out of my mouth and there was an unacceptable intervention. The bottom line is that we have supported aviation and we want to support aviation. We have supported the airlines and we want to continue to support the airlines. It is very sad and difficult news for those workers being laid off today. I do not make any political capital out of that but I can tell the Deputy this much-----

I am not making political capital out of it.

I am not saying you are. Would you stop?

Do not accuse me of seeking political capital.

I am not accusing you-----

I have raised this issue constructively for 12 months.

Deputy McNamara is out of order.

I am not accusing you of that. I am saying that I do not want to. That is what I am saying.

I do not want to either, but I want answers.

I am saying that we have responded and we are going to respond to the aviation issue. The aviation industry has been negatively undermined by the virus.

The Deputy knows that and I know that.

Thank you, a Thaoisigh. We are moving on.

Workers have been laid off because people are not travelling. We will develop a strategy. Shouting and roaring will not solve the matter.