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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is all right. I appreciate Mr. O'Leary's candour.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is a wonderful place. I am sure Mr. O'Leary would agree.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I could not possibly comment. The witnesses have spoken of the big winds of sustainable aviation fuel and the new cohort of aeroplanes Ryanair has on order. With some of those jets, we are talking about improved technologies or whatever. Will the witnesses discuss the ins and outs of that and the wins that are to be had? What needs to be done to ensure that, across the board, we have a...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So we are only playing around at the minute.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Right. So it is a proper conversation by those who matter with the energy companies. Beyond that, is there still room for manoeuvre in relation to research? I imagine there is a significant amount happening at the minute.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That sounds like an obvious, straightaway win. There are particular issues. The witnesses might not want to go into this but there has been the over and back with the booking.com screen scraping, and it is in the courts.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So Mr. O'Leary is fairly sure that Ryanair is going to keep winning.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have one last question - obviously, some of this is in the public domain as well - about the request by workers for pre-pandemic pay and conditions. Mr. O'Leary said that he has deals done with nearly all of the unions but I believe there is a case in the Workplace Relations Commission

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Does Mr. O'Leary foresee a solution to this very quickly?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agaibh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I imagine there will be a fair bit of agreement about this. Secondary school matters as at the ages of 15, 16 and 17 people are considering jobs and possibilities. Everyone will buy into the idea of making people aware of or almost conditioning them to this. Professor O'Brennan spoke about later, in universities, having staff set up on some level as talent spotters, for want of a better...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The professor made a great point because both Deputy Richmond and myself have spoken about our involvement in the Conference on the Future of Europe. However, the term used is that there is an element of it being the European middle class on tour. As good an idea as that engagement with citizens is, a significant cohort of people are left out of that whole equation. It is something that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There would not be a huge level of disagreement in this room I think we can say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The next Minister of State could even be in the room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Professor O'Brennan has dealt with the part about ensuring you have the pipeline of people. I agree that it would not be a bad idea, particularly if you are talking about workforce planning, etc. Professor O'Brennan got into the wider issue about engagement with the institutions and the European project. We have had the Conference on the Future of Europe project. If you went out onto...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (8 Dec 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made by CHO 8 in Louth in 2022 to recruit and retain homecarers; the changes in the numbers of HSE-employed homecarers in the Louth area in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60541/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the finalised complete new forestry strategy will be published. [61184/22]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Did the Chairman say they were the best group?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A significant number of the questions I had intended to ask have been addressed or at least partly addressed. We are still operating on the basis that the waiting time for driving tests will be brought back to approximately ten weeks. Is this to happen by the end of quarter 2 of 2023? Is that still the timeline?