Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Commissioner. How will climate change and fuel security impact on the airline industry in future? What challenges will we face in that area? Do our waterways feature in the EU's transport strategy? I take the Commissioner's point about transport always being seen as a problem and that he does not necessarily want to view it in that way in future. How cost effective is rail in the movement of people?

I also wish to register a complaint which is a hobby-horse of mine. The EU ruled against insurers in Ireland on gender equality, whereas prior to this ruling female drivers could get cheaper insurance. The reverse now exists whereby we are being discriminated against because we are safer drivers. I think that EU ruling is quite unfair.