Results 3,161-3,180 of 26,181 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister. We now move to the contribution of the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have approximately five minutes to two o'clock so we can either suspend now and come back to questioning or we can let the first questioner in. I leave it up to the Minister to decide.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Then I suggest that we suspend now until 2.30 p.m. We will suspend for 30 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask members to adhere strictly to the time limits as the Minister and the Minister of State have to leave by 3.45 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Minister to be brief. The time for this discussion has been cut back by nearly an hour, so we need a quick over-and-back debate and direct questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In what context?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not on the agenda today, but I will allow the Senator some degree of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will allow the Senator some latitude, but he should tread carefully.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Be very careful now, Minister. This committee has never interfered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If members have to be careful, then equally the Minister does as well. We already had correspondence on this and made it clearly evident to his Department that we have never interfered as a committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would like the Minister to clarify on that point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It never went there. I would ask the Minister to respect that particular point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would ask at this point for the Senator to make his point. We need to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It certainly is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State will be aware we have been corresponding as well with DAA on foot of Michael O’Leary’s comments to our committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Any positive comments on Shannon Airport are always welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There was a bit of turbulence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will they report back to the Minister? When will the review be concluded?