Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

General Scheme of the Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2019: Discussion

Mr. Ronan Gallagher:

Not directly. The Deputy's point about the business case is right in that we have to be careful to manage the cost of this as we go along. We will be accountable to this and other committees. We are mindful of that, absolutely. In terms of the cost to industry, I mentioned earlier that there may be additional cost. It will be so marginal as not to be meaningful but the main cost driver in the industry is from a policy decision and EU policy developments that require higher levels of regulatory oversight in safety and security. If we were not doing this separation, we would be enhancing the level of safety and security oversight on Irish aviation. That would mean recruiting more staff who would have to be paid for, meaning the airlines would have to pay more for safety inspections. The Department is happy with this.

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