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- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes (15 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 792. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a special certified certificate required for the manufacture of drainage equipment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14408/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 841. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding broadband provision at a location (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14670/15]
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Last week, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications discussed bias within the State broadcaster. Later that evening, during the Private Members' motion, the issue was raised again, particularly surrounding the implementation of Irish Water. In this context, when is it expected that the broadcasting (amendment) Bill, which is to deal with the transition from the...
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy left the Government. He should have stayed.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Mathews had his chance.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: The only thing disconnected here is Deputy Mathews.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Ráiméis.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will end up in Fianna Fáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the representatives of Virgin. I wish to ask some questions on the interline agreements. Is it fair to say there is nothing stopping IAG from entering into an interline agreement with Virgin tomorrow morning, for example? In that case, does this have more to do with the commercial impact on Virgin than any potential impact on the travelling Irish passenger? What is the nature of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I did not realise there was a Deputy speaking for Virgin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: In relation-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I did not make any allegation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: An intervention was made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I asked a question and it was responded to by a Deputy. I thought that was a little unusual. I am keen to tease out how it is that Virgin representatives have come before the committee today. Has Virgin made a submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in Ireland? Could Mr. Thompson provide us with some insight into what engagement Virgin has had with the relevant...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Specifically, in terms of the airlines I mentioned, does Virgin Atlantic have interline agreements with those?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: With which airlines does the company have interline agreements?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: It is important to get the information, because the key premise behind the presence of the witnesses at today's meeting is concern about the interline agreements. That is my understanding of the thrust of what Mr. Thompson said. I asked about Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Lufthansa, KLM and Air France, which are the biggest groupings in Europe. Surely Mr. Thompson can...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: But there is nothing to suggest out of the Austrian experience or the KLM experience that it would not happen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: That there would not be an effective interline arrangement in the future. Virgin Atlantic has effective interline arrangements with other airlines at the moment operating out of Paris and Amsterdam-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to go back to a question I asked a while ago about Mr. Thompson's engagement with Irish stakeholders and his obvious concern for the Irish citizen. The witness said he felt the consumer was not being adequately protected in the process, and taking up Deputy Kenny's point, I believe that is unfair to this committee and the work it has done, particularly given the number of meetings...