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Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank colleagues from across the House who have united to support this motion. I am deeply appreciative that people have put their political differences aside and that we as a Chamber have come together around an issue that we hold dear, as has been well ventilated by all sides. There has been a recognition by all of the principles of democracy and that every country has a right to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Philips for his very open and frank statement. Fair play to him. He put his hands up and said that it was his call based on the information that was available to him a number of months ago that too many people were let go, based on the knowledge of what has happened since. We can understand that. He has not concentrated on what happened last Sunday whereby 17 people were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get that but how did they get on to the schedule? How did this issue make it all the way down to the front line? That is a bit like saying there were 20 people going to London but they ended up on a flight to France.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It is a fact that critical data like that was put in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Are there consequences for somebody? I do not want Mr. Philips to name anybody. Surely there is a chain of command. Somebody just did not rock in and move these 17 people around mistakenly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I know many of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Does Mr. Philips not accept that it is worrying that there are no checks and balances?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: We all make mistakes and, my God, I have made plenty of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I do not want to blame anyone and it is not about mistakes. This is a key process so there should be checks and balances. A situation should never reach a point where one must apologise. Maybe someone in the chain of command says he or she messed up but somebody else will catch it. To have such a critical error that led to such consequences, financial for the DAA and disruption for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get that. We had the Irish Aviation Authority in the other day. The IAA is responsible for the way planes fly and it cannot have an off day because if that happens then 30 aircraft will crash into each other. The DAA seems to have a more lax approach. I say that because I have not got a sense from Mr. Philips or his team that the DAA has a response or drill available. When the muck hits...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get that but Mr. Philips is missing the point. We all know things happen. When they do happen, there should be a response. I do not get the sense from Mr. Philips that there was a plan in place to deal with this. We all get inconvenienced. I have missed flights, had layovers and been delayed. I have worked and lived in the real world and travelled a lot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: There have been some learnings. I get that. I thank Mr. McLean for that. I have a concern about the way in which the security lanes operate. We have all had experience of different airports. Terminal 2 is outdated. It was outdated when it was built. Based on what I have seen at other airports, I do not believe there is enough space. People have to snake around. The point from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I will finish on this but the airlines go where there is a critical mass of passengers. Mr. Philips knows that better than I. He knows as well as I do that in a capital city, with Dublin Airport's volume of passengers, the DAA has the airlines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It could be much better in terminal 2 as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It is marginally better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: That is not the question. Of course, the equipment-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: The equipment is in compliance. I am not questioning that. However, the DAA representatives have been through other airports as well. They go to various different shows and conferences and they see what is out there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I will be brief. I sincerely thank the Minister of State for what she has achieved. In 2016, when I was the Opposition spokesperson on this issue, I and others, through engagement with the Irish Postmasters Union, An Post and others, produced a paper which circulated as Fianna Fáil policy. It spoke about the provision of a public service obligation. The genesis of that was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Unfortunately, I have to leave to speak in the Seanad.