Results 23,241-23,260 of 26,178 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Mr. O'Neill to read it again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, but the witness can put it on the public record for us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They have admitted that the airport was not able to function because of their lack of due diligence on the ice in various areas within the airport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We asked the DAA to come in on that. We have written to the DAA two or three times at this stage. We have concerns about the level of security staff. The figure is out of kilter with what they said they would have in place. We worry that they have lost staff because they are down about 155 on what they said they would have. They said they would be at 800 and they are at roughly 645....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did they hold their hands up on this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did the airline ask it to set the record straight publicly? That was certainly not the message put out by the DAA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I expect that the witness would say that. We have a different role.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Over the weekend, it was very strong. We have written to the DAA because our role is to represent the public. I want to go back to the point on security officer numbers. Does Aer Lingus have concerns about the capacity of the DAA to deal with the increased passenger numbers over the peak Christmas period?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the figure of 400 non-frontline staff include everyone from the kitchen porter to the CEO doing various tasks? That is not a sustainable model.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the airline satisfied with that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are going to follow up with the DAA again. We are disappointed that it was not able to come before the committee today. I acknowledge it was short notice but we want results. Is Mr. O'Neill satisfied, at this moment in time, that the DAA has the capacity to deal with the issues? How big is the output going to be for the peak period because that is really where it will impact?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is it going to be a busy Christmas for airlines?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have serious concerns because I have looked at the numbers. The committee has looked at them in great depth. We held public hearings with the DAA during the summer. It is a numbers game. I do not wish to labour the point but do the witnesses have confidence that the DAA will be able to deal with the number of passengers expected over the Christmas period?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is going to affect Aer Lingus passengers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the DAA saying that it will bring in non-frontline staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That will be the contingency.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has the DAA lost staff? Has the DAA been asked why its numbers are not up at the 800 that it promised? Why is the number 145 less, at 645?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When is Aer Lingus meeting with the DAA again?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We might keep in contact. We will be following up with the DAA because this appears to be consistent with our correspondence and with what Ryanair said. It is a numbers game. We have to ask why, given that the DAA gave us an assurance in June that it would have security officer staff numbers up at 702, increasing that figure to 800 over the summer, we now find that it has 610 security...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are numbers we got from the DAA.