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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: The witnesses will find that the political will is there to do this. We obviously understand where we are with it. It was said that businesses did not get anything yesterday in the budget apart from the reduction in the VAT rate for the hospitality. We did, if we think about the extra money gone into infrastructure, power and Irish Water. That is a plus and something Ms Burke reiterated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: There is more work we need to do with regard to competitiveness. The witnesses talked about infrastructure and, as they said in their opening statements, housing. Housing is a vital one. In order for us to get people in here to do jobs that need to be done, we have to house them not just in housing but low-cost, value-for-money housing. That is something we are very cognisant of. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: That is fine and grand in Mr. Talbot's situation as the head of Chambers Ireland, but if he goes around the country he will find that for many businesses the issues may be local rather than national. Unfortunately, in many cases they do not have a lobby group to be able to lobby local authorities and local government for whatever they need done to deal with the issues they are facing. Over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: I will be very quick because I only have two minutes. We all know the issues we have with Dublin Airport and that we must raise passenger capacity. In fairness to him, the Minister has worked on legislation so I hope we will have that sorted by next year. Not that long ago, I would always say that certain things would happen in my lifetime. I now say that I hope they will happen in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: That is not what I am saying. If Ms Burke listens to what I am saying, I am not talking about now but about the future. I suppose Dublin people are the wrong people to ask. I should be asking Chambers Ireland, which would look at it with a pan-Irish view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: However, you can also be simplistic and say that an airport is nothing but a shopping centre with a runway and security. You can also look at the fact that many of the cargo companies operating out of Dublin Airport would prefer to be somewhere else because of how busy it is. You could look at that along with increasing passenger numbers, which would take the congestion away from Dublin. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: I am talking about the future. I am also saying that we are probably going to have to build a third runway, which means the Europeans will come in, say it is uncompetitive and make us sell terminals to Abu Dhabi or whoever. I personally believe there is call for a second airport. Other European capitals have one, two or three airports. It seems to work an awful lot better than just having...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (7 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: 579. To ask the Minister for Health if legislation is being considered, similar to that set to be introduced in the UK, that will create a smoke-free generation by banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53039/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (7 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: 580. To ask the Minister for Health if the forthcoming Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine-Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill will prohibit all e-liquid flavours, bar tobacco, or will other flavours be permitted under the new legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53040/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (7 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: 608. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the tuberculosis (TB) crisis in Ireland; if she will confirm funding for the National TB Centre and Clinical Team, and for the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital; the timeframe for implementing the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland 2024-2030, in view of the 30% rise in TB incidence...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: Mr. Dominic Doheny was involved in the CIF for a long time - he was its president - and would have huge knowledge of the building federation and contractors on the ground.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: The Role of Engineering in Delivering High-Quality Infrastructure: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: I thank the witnesses for coming in today and for their presentations. They talked about the infrastructure issues we have around the country. I know they have met with the Minister, Deputy Chambers, and there is a huge appetite there at the moment to sort out whatever issues are holding up, slowing down or preventing infrastructure projects from happening. That is right across the board,...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: The Role of Engineering in Delivering High-Quality Infrastructure: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: Regarding rural infrastructure delivery, a lot of public focus is on housing, transport and energy is on metropolitan areas. What kinds of infrastructure investments are most urgently needed in rural counties like Offaly? What type of infrastructure is needed to make sure these counties that are outside the major cities will benefit and grow?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: The Role of Engineering in Delivering High-Quality Infrastructure: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: There is a huge focus on Dublin because it is the economic driver for the country. Should we be trying to put more focus on other cities to try to grow them and to take the pressure off Dublin? Would ACEI recommend this?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: The Role of Engineering in Delivering High-Quality Infrastructure: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: The people's republic.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he intends to take to address the failure of some local authorities to implement national planning and rezoning recommendations in a timely and consistent manner; if he will publish details of the councils which are not complying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53756/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department intends to exercise its powers to directly rezone land where local authorities fail to do so in line with national housing and planning objectives; the legislative basis for such intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53757/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [46859/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: Our national success in enterprise depends on our competitiveness and our competitiveness depends on reliable energy infrastructure. In County Offaly we have a great energy infrastructure that is close to capacity. EirGrid is under real pressure to expand it. Offaly’s central location and long history in energy generation means it is ideally placed to help to meet that challenge....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Briefing on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Tony McCormack: I thank the ladies - Ms McGuire, Ms O'Mahony, Ms De Saulles and Ms Ní Bhrolcháin - for their presentation this morning. The short-term letting and tourism Bill that is coming in will probably give us a picture of what exactly is going on in that whole area of accommodation. As they were saying, one in ten jobs is provided in the tourism industry, which makes the industry a huge...