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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Ó Murchú.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will again bring up the matter of the HIQA report into overcrowding in the emergency department, ED, at UHL. There are 88 patients on trolleys there today, which is the same number as that on 15 March when HIQA carried out its report. UHL needs serious help at a national level. We have the second highest number in throughput of ED patients, yet we have the lowest number, relatively, of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is the action plan I want.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is as bad now.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is the action plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many lanes are there? Are there 15 lanes? The answer is black and white.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Philips and his team will judge the situation as it evolves over the coming days, but if they need support from the Government, whatever form that might take, I ask that they come forth and request it. Mr. Hennessy gave his view on the Army but there may be a role for it to play. Dublin Airport is vital infrastructure. It is not just about the DAA as a commercial entity. It is about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I must interrupt the Minister of State. There is a vote in the Dáil. I propose to Deputy Shanahan that we would pair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would the Minister of State be okay if we were to suspend the meeting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are two of us here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have no non-Government members. It is myself and Deputy Joe Carey who are the two remaining.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If I could find another. We just need a pair. Either way we just need one more.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Carey can go to the Dáil Chamber and then the four of us will be paired off. By that time it may have concluded. I suspect it may be just a once-off vote. What is the vote for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Typically that is one vote. I would prefer us to conclude the meeting. I propose to suspend the meeting for three minutes to see how we get on. Is that okay?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Shanahan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have no doubt but that Senator Buttimer will-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It has been a long day. I have a couple of questions. I very much welcome the €10 million for An Post. Nothing is more locally based than An Post. There is a post office in Caherconlish, a rural village in my constituency, on the outskirts of Limerick. It is having difficulty securing a successor to Kitsy Hickey, who has been the postmistress there for over 40 years. Her...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was in-house.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the €10 million, in essence, just counteract the €8 million? I need to understand when the €10 million will come into being and what the process will be for people applying for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is significant difference.