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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would it be good standard that the equipment should be integrated with the State mapping? Are the IAA's the blueprint in terms of flight paths for planes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Many flights are at night, however. I am an ordinary person looking at this matter. Mr. Ó Conghaile is telling us that the IAA's mapping had all the features defined on the maps. That is a given, and everyone accepts that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Within the equipment, though, there was a failure to identify the particular features where the crash took place. As an ordinary person looking at this situation, I am going to say that there is a lacuna. It follows, as clearly as night follows day, that the same type of safety procedures should be in place, based on the IAA's mapping, at night as during the day. I thought that would be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will have to conclude-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Deputy to be brief, because I have a lot of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will allow the to Deputy conclude on this point. Other members can come in on it as well if they wish. Several other members wish to ask questions too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr Ó Conghaile and call Senator Horkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Ms Hynes wish to let Mr. Ó Conghaile deal with this question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am as much to blame as anyone else, and I apologise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Horkan, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is a report on this matter and we must be careful not to attribute blame.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator may make a recommendation to the committee that we write to the Minister on that particular point. It is a very good suggestion. Mr. Ó Conghaile is not in his role to provide legislation; he is there to enact it. If the Senator is making a recommendation that the committee write to the Minister-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Horkan needs to conclude now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have given the Senator huge latitude. He may conclude with one further question. I will bring people back in again at the end of the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, do not do that, Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Put your question, Senator. Other members want to contribute. You may come in again on the second round of questions. I have no issue with that. You may put one further question now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Ms Hynes to respond as quickly as she can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Pardon the pun but the Senator certainly took a long runway there. The next speaker is Senator Buttimer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Buttimer must conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will not keep the Deputy back. I have one question. Is it fair to say the IAA deems the VFR maps to be used for flights at below a certain altitude?