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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their opening submissions. I have a couple of questions. Mr. O'Donnell spoke about the Shannon system and the navigation and said he feels additional legislation is needed to prevent invasive species being spread. I live in that part of the world and we have a lot of boats that go from the Shannon system into the Erne system via the canals and all of that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I understand. It is something that needs to be addressed with some degree of urgency. The other issue I wanted to raise is in regard to the problems we have in some of our lakes, particularly with algae bloom and all of that. It is something I see all around me, particularly in the summertime. A lot of that is coming from nitrates, basically, and the overuse of nitrates, much of which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: In respect of the accidental thing, some of it can be quite deliberate but much of it is accidental. It is not intentional. Farmers spread slurry and nitrates at a time of year. A flood or a great deal of rain comes along and they do not intend that this activity has the impact it has. What can be done to ensure that we militate against those accidents happening? Is there more-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: How much of the pollution is coming from municipal or human waste?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Has this happened with forestry and industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Much of the forestry is not under Coillte control now. Some of it is moving to private ownership.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: We have issues on some of our mountain ranges where we have had very significant landslides and great difficulties in that regard. This has caused great pollution. We have had whole sides of a mountain bog wash into rivers, with very significant effects downstream from that. Some of the farmers are complaining. This issue is having very significant ecological effects.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. O'Donnell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank our guests for their work and input. The question asked is quite valid: what do we do here? Basically, our job is to go through and examine the report produced by the citizens' assembly. We take in witnesses from various sectors of society and various players from the farming community, business and everywhere else, get their views on it and then ascertain from that what we can...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Hear, hear.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: It is appropriate we have these discussions about the budget and Social Welfare Bill. We of course recognise that some improvements are being made and additional payments being made to people. That is all welcome and needs to happen as quickly as possible. I also welcome the pay-related payments, which are hugely progressive. We needed to see that happen a long time ago. As has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Jacobs for his presentation. I will go back over some of what Mr. Jacobs said. In relation to the cap on 32 million passengers, it is a little confusing. I understand that Mr. Jacobs is not counting the transfers within the airport. However, these are people who are in the airport. It seems that is a selective interpretation on the DAA's behalf. Everybody else is counting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: But those people are still in queues. Those people are still collecting bags. Those people are still doing everything else in the airport as everyone else that comes to you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Does Mr. Jacobs think that will be challenged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Mr. Jacobs mentioned that the traffic that comes to the airport is something the DAA does not have any control over. He said that the DAA is like a hotel in that it organises the facilities and everybody else decides where they come to. When hotels get full or near capacity, they co-operate with other hotels in their region, in their area or whatever to ensure they can provide services for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Mr. Jacobs mentioned Cork as an area and gave a specific portion of a slide over to the development there. I welcome that. It is good to see. Cork is not at capacity. It does not have a cap. It does not have a limit. I wonder how much effort is being put in to develop more routes from and into Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Is transatlantic part of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: On a positive note, I want to commend the work of the disability support staff in Cork Airport. Somebody recently contacted me about that, and how good an experience it was for a person with a disability going through the airport, as I am sure it is in the other airports as well. In regard to the development and growth, the growth happens within the airport. Mr. Jacobs has responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Let us say it is 15 years away. The current cost of it is almost ten times the cost of standard aviation fuel, or that is what we have heard at this committee in the past. This tells us that the cost of travel is going to increase substantially as a consequence.