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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: -----to the discussion, namely, Senator Buttimer and Deputies Ó Murchú and McNamara. The meeting shall run to 4.35 p.m., but no later. I ask members now to stay within time. Senator Buttimer will have four minutes, there will be a further four minutes for Deputy Ó Murchú and then I will have to confine Deputy McNamara-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We can say that it was a mess and should not have happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Coast Guard is lucky that Mr. Cahill took it upon himself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Basically, the Senator said that in the context of our hearings and from what Mr. Murray saw of the previous hearing, how would he describe that and what would his overview be of it, in his own words?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That was one of the discussions we had about this within the current rules and structures. The question is whether they are fit for purpose. That is one of the questions which we as a committee will have to consider.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: They have now but they have not come into being as yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will these terms of reference, for instance, go back out for further public consultation with the volunteers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Have those changes, for instance, been agreed in consultation with management? This is the point raised by Deputy Carey here. Is this a decision of CUAG or one of the management of the Irish Coast Guard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: They would both have to agree then. Yes, they would. Is Senator Buttimer finished?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Ó Murchú and Deputy McNamara then. They will have to be mindful-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are at a slight disadvantage here, in that the ink is only barely dry on the new terms of reference. To be honest, that is not adequate for us. We have come in as honest brokers on this matter. We will write to CUAG, but we expect a detailed follow-up on the terms of reference and the procedures, and what it is willing to do in terms of representation and the voting mechanisms. We will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine. I thank Mr. Murray.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If I might say, it is a slight twist. We would like CUAG to move into the representational space. In the space at this stage, volunteers can now get support from an external HR consultant to represent their views but the question is whether CUAG moves into this space and attends hearings with their fellow volunteers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will write to CUAG in the context of the new procedures, but we will also seek an update in the context of the implementation of the recommendations of the Mulvey report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What we are seeking to do is to get to a position where it is a better Coast Guard. The volunteers are genuine people who were genuinely upset. We want to get a process in place so that people can work through it. We will write to Mr. Murray about the overall context and also about the Mulvey report, dealing with the concerns of the Irish Coast Guard Volunteers Representative Association....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purposes of this meeting are to discuss the future of the An Post network with the Irish Postmasters Union and, separately, to meet with the chair designate of Bus Átha Cliath. The meeting will be held in two sessions. On behalf of the committee, I welcome to the first session, which is to discuss the future of the An Post network, the Irish Postmasters Union representatives: Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. O'Hara very much. We will now move to members. The first speaker is Senator Timmy Dooley, who has roughly seven or eight minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: In that regard, before the witnesses' comment, following on their appearance, we will have a response from the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, when she comes before us next week. We have also sent an invitation to An Post. We take what Senator Dooley said very seriously and we as a committee support it, but we want to be proactive about it as well. I invite Mr. O'Hara to respond to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I think he said between €10 million and €12 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is based on an updated report from Grant Thornton that the IPU commissioned.