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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Broadband Infrastructure: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank all of the witnesses. This has been a very informative session for us. We have held various meetings on broadband. NBI and Eir have appeared before us. Our next port of call will be based on the members' recommendations. The mobile phone and broadband task force has been in existence since 2016. We will be looking to bring the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, in. Senator Dooley made...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the roll-out of the EU Digital COVID Certificate; the speed with which Covid-19 testing results will be uploaded to the certificate; and the date on which passengers will be able to download the certificate for travel use (details supplied) ahead of 19 July 2021 when it will officially come into effect. [36366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 252. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date on which further information on the EU digital Covid certificate will be provided. [36366/21]

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am sharing time with Deputies Flaherty and McGuinness. I expect the Acting Chairman will allow us the same additional minute and a half he allowed the previous speaker.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am delighted to speak in this debate in the time allowed to me. I welcome the announcement by the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, yesterday regarding the appointment of Professor Mary Horgan to lead an antigen testing working group. As Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, I wrote to the Minister yesterday afternoon requesting that the aviation sector...

Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (1 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is a most important debate. As a newly-elected Deputy, I was in the House on the night the bank guarantee was put in place. I recall the alarm it raised and the shock it caused among all of us. That night, no one actually knew what the real implications were. We were looking at the balance sheets of the banks. There were loans, but we had no idea of the underlying value of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek clarification from the Health Service Executive on the further easing of maternity restrictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28080/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Senator Craughwell. The purpose of our meeting is to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019. On behalf of the committee I welcome to today's meeting the Minister for Transport and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ryan. His officials, Mr. Ray...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister for accommodating us on the time. I now invite members for questions. I call Deputy Cathal Crowe. As Deputy Crowe is not in Leinster House, I call Deputy McAuliffe, who is substituting for his colleague, Deputy O’Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Maybe in the Minister’s response he might address something he touched on briefly in his opening address and give more details on the timeframe in terms of publishing the full legislation, when he expects it to go to Second Stage and Committee Stage, and put a bit more flesh on the timeframe. It was a point Deputy McAuliffe raised, but I am putting firm direction on the question itself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I presume the Minister is talking about it going to the Dáil for First Stage and Second Stage and it then coming back to the select committee for Committee Stage

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: On that, our understanding is the Bill is being drafted at the moment. On the logistics of having the Bill published, outside of pre-legislative scrutiny, does the Minister have a timeframe for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that. My understanding is there was work going on. Let me put another way to the Minister. Is there further work to be done, outside of what he has given us here in the brief, around anything to do with the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That gives clarity, Minister. Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have no doubt that provides the Minister with a further impetus. I thank Deputy McAuliffe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister might take that under advisement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have written to the Minister as our line Minister. We have written to the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, and had it before us. We have done a considerable amount of work on antigen testing. We had Aer Lingus CEO, Ms Lynne Embleton, before us last week. The airline would very much be on board with any form of pilot testing or whatever testing is required with antigen....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister has an opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is your opinion?