Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
General Scheme of the Irish Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion
10:00 am
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
What Mr. Gavin is saying is that the IAA oversees everything and makes sure that it conforms to specifications, which is fair enough. It seems that the cost recovery is from regulated entities only. Will Mr. Gavin tell me who they are? The regulatory impact statement says that a small number of respondents - I do not know who they were, obviously, as these are the regulated entities - suggested that excessive cost charging would be prevented should that happen. We are talking about financial oversight. How would this be invigilated? If this proposal is to go from €1 million to €2 million, how does one ensure that this is proportionate? I do not doubt that it is always right when it is coming from the security people, but how is it regulated and how does one ensure it is fair?
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