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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and his officials. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, will be here later. As the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, is aware of the rules on defamation, we will cut through the housekeeping matters and go straight to his opening remarks
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: The Minister mentioned the height of vehicles and that he was against reducing it to 4 m. He also stated there was no proposal, but there is a Commission proposal. Am I reading something different into it? It states that if the Commission's proposal to amend Article 4 is accepted, it is likely that it would prohibit the cross-border operations of vehicles exceeding 4 m in height.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: An issue the committee has discussed but which is not on today's agenda is that of cross-Border HGVs. Has any progress been made with the British on the €10 charge on roads between the North and the South?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: The implication would be a charge both ways.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: If we went the route the Minister mentioned, what would be the timeline?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: Solve one problem and create another.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: Does the Minister wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: I thank Senator Brennan. I also thank the Minister and his officials for outlining the issues that will arise next week. It is important that we be kept up to date. We will suspend for a couple of minutes to invite the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: The purpose of this meeting is to engage with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, on the forthcoming meetings of the EU Council of Telecommunications and Energy Ministers. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister and his officials. I will skip the housekeeping rules on defamation because I think we are all aware of them at this stage and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: I thank the Minister for his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: We would welcome that if he was available.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: Are energy issues to be addressed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: We can continue the questions in that case, as members may not have realised that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: Of course. I presume it is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: The issue is the forthcoming meeting. It is telecommunications initially and if there are other issues afterwards, we can get to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: You are correct in your interpretation. We did have a reasoned opinion and if progress is laborious, it is good in some instances if it threatens our national interest should other decisions be taken. That would be the Deputy's feeling as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: We will move on to the Energy Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: I thank the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: We should be conscious that we are talking about the Council meeting. We have a debate on energy policy and the Green Paper next week, with the Minister and his officials appearing at our meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)
John O'Mahony: The points have been well made. Obviously, we will revisit this issue. I have been in Manorhamilton many times and I have no problem going there again. I thank the Minister and his officials for briefing us on the Council meeting. I look forward to the debate on the Green Paper on energy next week.