Part pay with avios is a normal revenue booking sold via
www.aerlingus.com for all maters EI is responsible both pre and post flight
If booked through
https://rewards.aerlingus.com/ this is a IAG Avios travel agent booking. If a cancellation occurs before the date of travel the responsibility lies with Avios to sort this out, any cancellation on the day of travel or delays etc are the operating carriers problem