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Thu 06 Jun 2004Senator calls for Ryanair funding to be 're-declared'The former minister and leader of the Seanad, Ms Mary O'Rourke, has called on all individuals and parties involved in framing aviation policy to "re-declare" any funding they received from Ryanair or its chief executive, Mr Michael O'Leary.While making no specific allegation, she said yesterday that such individuals and parties should restate publicly "any donations they received from any interested parties that could benefit" from either the new legislation to break up Aer Rianta, or any decision to allow a second terminal at Dublin Airport. This would ensure transparency in what she called the current "melee" over aviation policy.