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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Again, it is brought up when bus operators or whatever will say that they get stuck at toll plazas at times. There is not the free flow of movement and they get the loss, including environmental factors, which were previously referenced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We need barriers, but we would not always need to use them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is the M1 one of those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We could all probably get into the ins and outs of every individual toll, and try to find out the ins and outs of what particular level of profit these companies are getting. It is fair to say that some of them seem to be doing very well. That is the bit that sometimes comes up. It is the counterargument to what Mr. Walsh said in the sense of assessing how good these companies are in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Chairman, I am shocked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Funding for the N53 upgrade from just north of Hackballscross to Rassan is guaranteed into 2023. An oral hearing has not been held by An Bord Pleanála, however. Given that body's problems right now, there is a concern that funding will not be guaranteed if this situation continues. What is the status of the Ardee bypass and the N2 upgrade? TII is in discussions on the M1 toll....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am just seeking clarity on its funding. As with many projects, an oral hearing at An Bord Pleanála is required. Given that body's difficulties, though, a hearing has not been held yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: And the question on the slip road. I assume Mr. Walsh has no further information on the N2.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes, and the Drogheda slip road on the M1.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I realise I am on borrowed time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Many of the people here will not give out about school bus transport. It is a disastrous issue that we have to deal with on an annual basis. This is where I usually apologise for the fact that I may repeat myself. I am fairly sure that I will do so. The witnesses were clear in the points they made. Accommodation in this State is a disaster. That is having a major impact on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: One of the major points relates to the open skies agreement and direct flights. Mr. O'Leary stated that certain stakeholders have a difficulty in this regard. What conversations are taking place with the European Commission and others in the context of getting this going? Mr. O'Leary is not the first person to raise this matter in recent weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Open skies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The technology is in a different place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Cool. On airport charges, the witnesses have been clear. It is pier D rather than the tunnel, which, it is fair to say, Mr. O'Leary is not a supporter of. There is much conversation, some of it geographically on the basis of where some of the Deputies that sit around here are from. Regional balance is a responsibility of Government policy. Mr. O'Leary has given his opinion as to which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is Ryanair considering that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Ryanair has no plans for doing anything in Dundalk either.