The Transport Minister is expected to brief cabinet colleagues today on the IAG bid for the government's stake in Aer Lingus.
Paschal Donohoe insists no decision has been made yet on whether to accept the deal.
Yesterday saw the biggest one day fall in the airline's share values for 15 months amid uncertainty about the process.
Dublin Bureau chief with Bloomberg Dara Doyle says the reassurances about the future of Aer Lingus given by IAG last week may not have been enough: