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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank our guests. We will give them all the support we can. I am going to continue to follow the meeting virtually. I will be listening to the rest of the debate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Philips and his team for coming here today. I read his statement. It is a frustrating and a sad irony that an entity which is all about moving people has been a in state of paralysis quite a number of times. I was one of the members who was here at the end of March or early April when we were given reassurances and provided with timeframes within which the DAA would have this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: If a passenger had booked a hotel in Spain, is the DAA covering the cost of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I know Mr Philips wants to be very open to it, but I want him to tell people if the DAA will cover the cost of a hotel in Spain or wherever at the other end of the journey?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Has Mr. Philips spoken to Shannon Airport in order that he can get passengers through. I think it is preferential to travel down the motorway to Shannon than to spend three and half hours queueing. Some people, as Mr. Philips said, are waiting outdoors at Dublin Airport at 4 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Has Mr. Philips suggested to them that his airport cannot fulfil their needs on certain days and that they should try elsewhere?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I have very little time remaining. Has Mr. Philips suggested that to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: We are running down the clock. Has Mr. Philips suggested to people that his airport cannot fulfil their needs and they should reschedule their flights or move to Shannon, Cork or Knock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The authority's updated advice seems to be incongruent with what airlines are offering. The current advice to passengers is to arrive two and half hours before their flights are due to depart and to allow an additional hour on top of that for a bag drop. Yet KLM and Air France advise their passengers to arrive two hours before the flight. People are in a state of flux. They are looking at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Will Mr. Philips be deferring that opening in light of the current chaos or will it be full steam ahead?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Philips will open the runway in August. He will fulfil that plan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: That messaging is something that the DAA needs to correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: A family in County Clare contacted me this morning. They were experiencing a problem but they were also part of the problem because five of them were sitting there on suitcases waiting for a desk to open, and that is totally incongruent with what has been said. Finally, I wish to refer to the 40 additional people because the situation is not clear from the opening statement and what has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I assume that the DAA complies with working law regulations. At some times there may only be eight or ten people because of breaks and rosters. It is important that it is minuted here that it not really a true gain of 40 people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: There are a couple of hundred politicians but the witnesses only see seven of us now and the same worry would apply in the context of an airport. The DAA has told us that there is 40 extra people but they will not be there at peak times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: A 10% improvement suggests that perhaps only 900 people may miss their flights. Is that what Mr. Philips is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Is it a 10% improvement on 1,000 people losing flights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: If one achieves a 10% improvement. Around 1,000 people lost their flights last weekend. If we run the 10% figure through the whole operation does it mean that between 800 and 900 people coming into the weekend hours will miss their flights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: Does Mr. Philips believe that no-one will miss a flight this coming weekend, given the plan that the DAA has put to Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Cathal Crowe: I do not see how a 10% intervention can achieve a 100% improvement.