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- 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: Directly around the perimeter of Rotterdam Airport there are solar panels as far as the eye can see. They have only just gone in. They are generating three times the energy requirements of the airport. I am not certain whether the airport can sell into the grid. We ask that such a scheme be considered.
- 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 be following up with the DAA again 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: Why is the marquee still there?
- 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: November is typically much quieter than December. I ask for vigilance in this area. We will soon be in a post-Covid era, although we are still not out of it. There will be many people travelling-----
- 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: Does the Government support the €200 million tunnel under the runway that they DAA is involved in?
- 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 have two local questions for the Minister. With regard to the Limerick northern distributor road, the Limerick metropolitan area transport plan was finally published. At our briefing with NTA representatives in recent days, I asked whether they interacted with the Minister and his Department to see whether there was a way forward. As the Minister is probably well aware, the Limerick...
- 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 are all glad about those; they are not mutually exclusive. In the limited time left, could the Minister state why he held his position on the second leg of the northern distributor road? It is unparalleled to write to the NTA to tell it to take a project for the city and region out of a plan. The NTA staff are the professionals in the area.
- 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: Why?
- 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: Surely the people of Limerick have a say in this. Did the Minister just look into his heart and determine what was best for the people of Limerick in the mid-west?
- 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: Who were in favour of it.
- 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: Was the Minister entitled to act as God regarding the Limerick northern distributor road?
- 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 that is contrary to what the greater majority of people in the area believe is of benefit, even on a public transport basis-----
- 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: Of course, they do.
- 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 Limerick northern distributor road would have brought a complete public transport link. I welcome the fact that there is to be an upgrade of the Mackey Roundabout and Athlunkard Bridge; however, having regard to public transport completeness, was Deputy Eamon Ryan, even as Minister, entitled to make a unilateral decision contrary to the professional view of the professionals in the NTA?
- 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: That is a separate issue.
- 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: Is the Minister entitled-----
- 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: Yes.
- 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 northern distributor road would have allowed the Minister to link public transport between TUS, formerly Limerick Institute of Technology, and the University of Limerick. Even as Minister for Transport, was Deputy Eamon Ryan entitled to make a unilateral decision contrary to the professional advice of the NTA?
- 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 do not remember seeing that.