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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: It will give them a long enough horizon. Was there a concern that they did not have a long enough horizon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I would wonder why the airport would not want to realise the same sort of ambition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I know this was touched on by a number of people, including my colleague Deputy Ó Murchú, but I refer again to the infrastructure to facilitate de-icing. We are in the middle of a cold snap and there has been an impact on flights to and from Dublin. Is that is an issue or what was its contribution, if at all, to the challenges in the past number of days?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What about Aer Lingus's own readiness and preparation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: My last question relates to some earlier questions on the decision-making criteria. As part of this process what we are trying to explore as a committee is what the levers that Government or airports have to try to encourage additional routes and additional traffic, and how we might as part of that look at a more even distribution of traffic across the airports in the State. The witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: It is about regional economies. Aer Lingus operates in a number of jurisdictions but are there areas, regions or countries that do this well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There are some common features and characteristics of success, such as strong regional government, strong local tourism boards, strong airports-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: -----and a clear strategy, plan and business proposition.

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sharing time with Deputy Cronin. I will take ten minutes and she will take five. I welcome the opportunity afforded by these statements. I ask the Minister to reflect on the fact that this is a new project, coming on the back of the sectoral emissions ceilings and the first climate action plan. It is based on documents published a couple of days before Christmas. We have not yet...

Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill this afternoon. I will share time with my colleagues. It is a 20-minute slot. I will take ten minutes and allow five minutes each for Deputies Cronin and Martin Browne. I regret that the Minister is ushering through yet another Bill at breakneck speed without sufficient parliamentary scrutiny. This method is becoming the norm for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for being here. I am sorry I missed the opening statement but I was in the Dáil Chamber. We have heard a lot in recent times about the expansion of, and vision for, Dublin Airport. I want to focus on recent expansion and the DAA's approach to and delivery of it. I refer specifically to the north runway. I am the Sinn Féin spokesperson on transport but I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is Ms Gubbins referring to the 2016 modelling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: When will residents get to see those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: In terms of the assessment of the impact and insulating affected properties, when will that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Ms Gubbins has set it out there, but it raises the question about how a scenario like this arises. Where does the fault lie? Is it with the DAA or is it with the regulators? If it was not with the DAA, I would presume there are costs associated with this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: From another perspective one could say that the exercise the DAA engaged in at the outset was a complete waste of time given that it was a completely different model. Who has due diligence? Is it the DAA in identifying that those criteria might have changed, which is fair enough, or is it for the regulators to say that what was submitted is out of date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: There are two things, including the insulation of properties. The DAA has insulated a lot of properties for noise insulation. Does Ms Gubbins have an assessment of how many were insulated that, had the right model been applied, would not have needed insulating? Over what period does Ms Gubbins believe there would be an assessment of what properties will now need insulating and anything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: There was an application in 2007. Ms Gubbins is referencing 2016. I am aware Fingal County Council has issued an enforcement notice. I wonder about the basis on which the DAA is operating now and the basis on which it will operate on 23 February in the context of planning and the regulator. Will the applications have been adequately through those processes or does the DAA need to seek...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Picking up from that point, I presume that in its assessment the DAA has been advised on this. The community might reasonably ask if the 2007 planning permission is being contested but the runway is being operated at the same time, whether the DAA is of the opinion that it is operating the north runway on a sound basis, despite the fact there are ongoing legals in relation to that planning?