Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

General Scheme of the Aviation Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Mr. Ronan Gallagher:

I will take them in turn, starting with the Senator's question about the transfer of responsibilities. Within the general scheme, we are talking about one set of consumer protection powers around transparency and airfares.

The rationale for it is that it is not policy rather it is the implementation of consumer rights. It was to bring clarity. The CAR has established a profile and a reputation, certainly in recent years. In other words, people know it is in place and what it does-----