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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: We might follow up with the invitation to the two other airports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for not being in the committee room. I am in my office in Leinster House. I thank our witnesses for being here. This is extremely important and quite complex. The import could be gargantuan for a multiplicity of sectors of the economy and society. The last remarks were about heavy reporting and corrective actions. What are the implications and import of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I know the penalties are reputational. Mr. Ó Ciaruáin said that, in the round, we are in a good place. What does "we are in a good place" actually mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise but I missed part of the meeting because I was on quorum duty in the Seanad. Senator Horkan asked a series of questions that were quite relevant in the context of engagement with the ports and airports. I apologise for missing the answer on which of our airports are affected. There was a comment that increased costs and airfares will be a knock-on effect. I will come back in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I take the point Ms O'Brien made. I take the point that these proposals have been there since July, but the one worry I have goes back to Ms von der Leyen's address to the EU in September when she spoke about the issue of reduction of targets and the revision of EU climate and energy legislation. Today is a positive in that we are having a transparent and open discussion about us as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay. I will finish on this. To be fair, all of us are on board, but I have a worry about the cross-sectoral damage, which is the wrong word, that will be done to our competitiveness. Am I right in saying that these are going to be binding actions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: We have the European Green Deal of 2019 and our climate target plan, Fit for 55. On support measures and pricing, have support measures been put in place for Ireland, from an EU perspective? I apologise if I have used the wrong phraseology.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: If we consider the roll-out of alternative fuel infrastructure, the revised regulation will require member states to expand charging and refuelling infrastructure to support charging the vehicle fleet. If I am reading this right, major motorways would need to have minimum permitted intervals of 60 km for electric car charging points and 150 km intervals for hydrogen refuelling stations....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Burke referred to an information day. In the context of the promotion of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles, has the Department given consideration to doing a road show for the general public? Members visited National Broadband Ireland this week. It provided a very good information chart on broadband and showed us monitors, screens, different intervention points, breakdown...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Is there no app available at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: No, I am referring to a telephone app.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not know that. I thank Ms Waller.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The Chairman is absolutely right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I think the Chair's contribution is one we must be cognisant of. I am reluctant to make a decision but I think we need a private meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for coming in. It has been a very enlightening discussion. Reading the papers for today's meeting and our own previous meeting, I will not say it is confusing but it is complex and has implications we need to be cognisant of.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: On that point, I asked a question about Ireland being an island question. It would be important to have those analyses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Why are they not available by country? Is there any particular reason?