Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will have to come back to this issue. It would appear that there is an absence of information and a lacuna in this whole area. It is an issue that we will come back to. It is separate from our discussions on Ms Hynes's appointment today. We wish her well in the role and thank her for the work she has done to date. We look forward to the transition of the IAA, with the separation and formation of AirNav Ireland. We are conscious of the 735 employees involved. As Ms Hynes will be aware, as a committee, we recommended that Mr. Mulvey be appointed as mediator. We think he is very competent in the role. We wish Ms Hynes and Ó Conghaile well. I thank them for appearing before the committee in person. A letter and transcript of this meeting will be issued to the Minister of Transport informing him that the committee has met with Ms Hynes. I am sure that she will appreciate that robust exchanges, in their own way, are healthy. It is something that I value. The most important thing is that we all come out of it intact and can continue to carry out our respective roles. That is healthy for democracy overall.

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