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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Geoghegan is chair of the DAA. I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator should have said "runway".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not a tar and chip job.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: If that invite were to come-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----would be very willing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, the Senator is very good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: On that point, which is a good one from Senator Buttimer, what does Mr. Geoghegan believe would be the best use of the €80 million of taxpayer money the Government will provide for route support? Should it come through the airlines or the airports? What would bring more strategic flight routes back?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why does Mr. Geoghegan say reducing airport charges would not do that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Out of interest, do the chairs, boards and CEOs of the airports meet collectively?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Informally.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: How long is the strategy for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Obviously, the airport is seeking to get back to the 33 million to 34 million passengers by 2024. What is the timeframe to get to 40 million passengers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The airport will have the capacity to go to 40 million passengers with the new runway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the airport have that scope under the current regulatory regime? Does it have the scope to alter charges at different times of the day or is it just a unitary model that is in operation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is something you are aware of.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will follow up on your point that you want the review of the passenger charges to be concluded quickly so you can know with certainty what will happen in 2022. As we normally do in these circumstances, we will write to the chairman indicating that the committee has met Mr. Geoghegan who gave an impressive performance. We will refer to that particular point in the letter if that is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, maybe an invitation could be issued to representatives of Dublin and Cork airports. It would be productive to have representatives of all the airports before the committee. Does Mr. Geoghegan have anything further to add?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Geoghegan and Mr. Cullinane for attending and engaging with the committee. We wish Mr. Geoghegan well in his new role. He will allow us to add Mr. Cullinane to those good wishes. A letter and the transcript of this meeting will issue to the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, notifying him that the committee has met Mr. Geoghegan and we wish him well.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry (19 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State. I note he indicated he will be meeting with the major insurance companies in the coming weeks, and I ask that this would take place with immediate effect. I also ask that he would communicate to the Central Bank that, if there are insurers from the UK, other EU jurisdictions or other European jurisdictions outside the EU, they would be fast-tracked in...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry (19 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about meeting the main insurers?