Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will put all my questions and then ask the witnesses to respond. First, we were aware of an impending crisis back in 2021 and it became an actual crisis in October 2024. When was the Minister informed of the crisis? Why has it taken until June 2025 to deal with it?

On specialist pay, all air traffic controllers are to be commissioned. I understand grade 6 pay, or tech pay 6, is not available to officers. By commissioning air traffic controllers, will their terms and conditions be made worse? Given the level of crisis we are facing, I need to know today how many people have had an offer made to them at this stage under the service commitment scheme.

We will have primary radar shortly. Who will operate it if we do not have the air traffic control personnel we need?

I am interested in the overall infrastructure at Baldonnel. How old is the air traffic control tower and when was it commissioned? Are there hangars there for the two new aircraft that are coming and, if not, will they be in place on time?

I asked a lot of questions but I have only five minutes to get them answered.