As undoubtedly impartial as the Irish Green party is in relation to aviation generally and Ryanair specifically, he may have a point.
Given that the govt has been weathervaning on the whole issue, looking for others (such as the competition authorities) to make decisions for them, I tend to think that it would be no bad thing for control over EI's future to pass from the govt to MO'L. The difference is vision; MO'L has it, Cullen/Ahern etc. don't. It's all been about "stop FR at any cost", rather than any long term vision for the company (EI) and how it needs to position itself for the opportunities ahead.
MO'L has already extended a hand of friendship to EI, which has been spurned; FR's relationship with Boeing could be a very healthy avenue for EI to use, to develop its fleet, but the potential growth in Irish-US air services is likely to be far larger than the 12-14 acft EI keeps talking about. With EI's experience on the t/a routes over 40+ years and FR's experience in developing new markets, is it really that much to ask that the two can get together - particularly in a week when the DUP and SF reached an accommodation! (If they can work together ....)
Here's to another interesting week in Irish aviation.