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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: There are a couple of matters on which I would like a little clarity. Parking is an issue. I am from the west of Ireland, where transport and public transport links to anywhere are pretty poor. This is certainly the case for the airport. For many people, particularly if they are going on holidays and if they have luggage, they will need to park. I appreciate that there are parking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: It is mind-boggling that a car park that can cater for more than 6,000 cars is empty. There is no logic whatsoever in that. There is the opportunity, whether this is a matter for the DAA or some other car park provider, until such time as this process is completed. This has to happen, and nobody has an issue with the process. The process is appropriate and needs to happen. Clearly,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: The public transport element is a bugbear for many people. Getting to and from the airport is difficult. In the context of that, how much communication does the DAA have with the public transport providers in the context of upping the levels of services for very busy periods, particularly over the summer months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: In the context of metro north and the possibility of it happening, we have been a long time waiting for it. That route has been mapped out at this stage, as has the location in the terminal that passengers coming to or leaving from the airport would use. I assume the location of that would have an impact on any future planning that the DAA would engage in. Earlier, Mr. Jacobs mentioned the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: On developing and building a third terminal, Mr. Jacobs mentioned that this is not a plan even for the medium term. However, there may be circumstances in which the number of passengers will increase. It was mentioned earlier that the population of the country is increasing, and is likely to continue to increase. We have approximately 600,000 pensioners in the country at the moment and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: If we are looking at that being a distance away, there will need to be expansion and growth in the medium term. There will probably be a need for more gates, for example. What is the capacity of the existing infrastructure in terminals 1 and 2 if it is grown to its maximum? Where does that leave us in regard to the gates and the space and being able to work with comfort in the space we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: When does Mr. Jacobs intend to do that, or does he have a plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: Is Mr. Jacobs talking about an extension of 10% or 15%? Does he have any clue about what will be required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: Would it be approximately pro ratawith the number of passengers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: The environmental impact or carbon footprint is something that is often brought up. The question is whether people need to fly more. There is good common sense attached to that, but there is also an element of ensuring we have alternative fuels and advances in respect of that. How well is the airport facility geared up for that? I know some of it is about the physical aeroplanes, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: Perhaps I picked Mr. Kenny up wrong earlier, but did I hear him say that there was an incentivisation there from his perspective by charging a lower rate for better performance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: It is a bit like us encouraging everybody to drive electric cars. The question is where the tax is going to come from. If the DAA is encouraging all of the airlines to use more sustainable fuels by reducing its charges, how is it going to make that add up? Ultimately that is the direction they are all going to be taking anyway. I just wondered about that. I assumed that was because it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: The DAA is basically incentivising them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I have one final question which is linked to that. How vital is it that the DAA gets the increase that has been sought in the passenger charge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I was going to ask about that. Has the DAA linked its ability to provide the expanded infrastructure to a charge increase? If it does not get the increase, will it be a limiting factor?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I ask the Taoiseach about the reliability and provision of public bus transport services in some areas. On Monday night at 1 a.m., an Expressway service bus left Sligo for Dublin Airport. It is supposed to stop in Boyle, just off the N4, at 1.35 a.m. but it did not and just drove straight past, leaving six people sitting with their bags and no bus. This is happening more often around the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on public private partnerships which facilitate tolls on eight of our motorways. [30139/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: My question is on the public private partnerships, PPPs, that facilitate the toll roads across the country. There have been recent increases in tolls and these have been very difficult for many motorists, especially those with large vehicles, trucks, buses, etc. The cost of living is bearing down hard on people. It is my view and that of many others that these toll roads were from the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I take the point that the direction of travel of everything in the country is going up and it is related to the CPI. However, as inflation is going up in the country, the reality is that some things are pushing it up further than it needs to go and this issue with the toll roads is an example. To link the tolls to inflation does not make sense. I doubt the staff working in the toll...