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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My last question relates to the regional strategy. There has been a lot of discussion on that issue today and it is not the first time we have discussed it. Willie Walsh and Michael O'Leary have put forward the view that Cork and Shannon airports, in particular, can do business but that such business cannot be by way of displacement from Dublin. Dublin is the hub. Point-to-point provision...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is possible, however, to connect to another hub.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the witnesses.

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The vast majority of people out there accept the absolute reality of climate change and the need to act. I do not think there is anyone here who can in any way understand the madness of what we are seeing in Germany, where a village is being demolished for a coal mine and coal-produced electricity. Nobody considers that will be a viable solution into the future. We must look at ourselves...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My first question is to Ms Donaghy. I was a minute or two late coming into the meeting so I apologise if Ms Donaghy or anyone else covered this in their opening statement. When he was Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe said he recognised there had been certain issues brought forward relating to section 481. In fairness, Deputy Boyd Barrett has stated them. I will probably restate them in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Department is meeting Equity tomorrow and it is going to have further engagement with IFWA.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is vital. Some of the complaints were specific and some were not. We will go through the industry. I get it, in that a DAC has to be formed. I get the way films work. It is very difficult for it not to be on a project-by-project basis but there are certain problems created there. We talk about a sustainable industry and worthwhile employment. Beyond that, a fair question was put...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is it. I believe that is what we all want, to basically have some sort of framework that provides people with safe and sustainable employment. There will always be disputes but there seems to be a huge amount of unease at the minute. Have the witnesses heard about this issue about ratios? We have heard it from numerous people at this stage. It is very easy for someone to say it does...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think we all agree on that point. I accept that the ratios sound like a disaster from a long-term point of view but it is something that has been said in numerous instances. If money is going to be paid out, we need a means by which we can make some determination that an overreliance on trainees is not happening. I reiterate there is a requirement for new collective agreements. Beyond...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Perhaps it is an unfair question. It would hardly be the only unfair question that has ever been asked at a committee meeting. The idea in 2011 related to a tax break. It was a proposal. Deputy Donohoe, before he was a Minister, brought in a number of computer gaming companies.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The idea at that time was specific and I know we are talking about a different issue. At that time, there were not enough people in the State with significant experience in managing gaming projects. There was a notion that we could take them in from the point of view of ensuring we had the industry and the teams. We are obviously in a different place now as regards digital gaming. I am...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There was a suggestion that the gaming industry was not where it could be. People were leaving.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, it needs to be addressed and it will suit the workers, industry and even the producers in the long run.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is a general agreement - and our guests have far more power in this respect than I have - that we can push this to a particular place to allow for frameworks, forums and relationships. Perhaps our guests could go into the specifics of the computer gaming credit part of section 481. I worked in Leinster House for a very short time in 2011 and there was a meeting in the audiovisual...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit: Discussion (resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The issues that have been brought forward obviously relate to Equity. There is agreement across the board that there is a need for a better agreement that would protect the intellectual property and long-term payments for actors. That would obviously allow for a greater level of sustainability. It is about bringing that about. Numerous people have come to us and spoken about the issue...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I congratulate Mr. Jacobs and thank all the witnesses for coming before us. A number of people have appeared before us in the past while. The Single European Sky is the sort of solution that works for everybody in terms of reducing the number of logistical nightmares people face with delayed flights along with reducing emissions because you are reducing the amount of fuel that is wasted so...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Like everyone else, it is the difficulty of getting people into the job in the first place. What is DAA's retention like?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that. What is the timeline on reaching the target of 800? Is there anything that could facilitate DAA if there are any issues? I imagine some of these people may be coming from abroad. Is Mr. Jacobs happy with security checks? Are we getting people through the process fast enough? Is he happy there are no hold ups?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So Mr. Jacobs is happy enough that there are no logistical hold ups such as security checks from the point of view of the people being trained.