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- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Some organisations would have a higher fee attributed to them. Should they also receive the €100?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Yes.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Yes.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Is there a forum to reconcile the fee freeze for different childcare providers? Have the providers been furnished with such a forum?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Maybe I should ask the childhood professionals about balancing the prevention of corporatisation of the sector with ensuring investment is tangible and we get quality improvements in this regard. What is the analysis of the childhood professionals?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: I ask the witness to take County Mayo as an example, which has one of the lowest rates of fees in the country. What has been the impact of the fee freeze on the likes of County Mayo, where we have newly-established childcare facilities now gaining a more competitive advantage because they can set the higher rate?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Is it fair to say, and we have agreement across all groupings, that this is a key issues which the Department needs to resolve?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: How would that work?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Or what would it look like?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: I thank Ms Byrne for that because what is evident is a lack of structure or forum in order to have a more transparent conversation across the sector to address the challenges that are being presented by each of the providers. I have one final question on the pay per staff. I know SIPTU has done a lot of work in this regard. How do we move more constructively towards establishing pay rates...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. Bakhurst for the clarification. Mr. Bakhurst takes €250,000 per year. Should anyone else in RTÉ be paid more than the director general?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Continuing the conversation about AirNav Ireland's transition to a self-funded model, I am eager to hear about its plans to ensure the continued safety and efficiency of Ireland's air traffic control and meeting other demands relating to the funding model.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: It is about maintaining AirNav Ireland's responsibilities around safety and ensuring it is on a stable financial footing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: My question is focused more on balancing AirNav Ireland's priorities. We know the aviation sector is continually evolving with new technology, airlines becoming more sustainable and more innovation. It concerns how AirNav Ireland integrates into that system and ensures it is a leader on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Is this in relation to the virtualisation technology?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: At a board level and in terms of the skill set and expertise, it is Mr. Bourke's role as chairperson to hold the executive management to account in relation to any of these new innovative technologies. How does he assess that? Are there sub-committees established? I ask him to give me a flavour of the board and how it is structured. Is there a risk analysis team? Is there a subcommittee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: There have been various reports and advocacy from many European airlines around a single European sky, which for many would create a more effective airline architecture. How does AirNav view this initiative? What are Mr. Bourke's thoughts on the enhancement of traffic management across Europe? We are at the mercy of the French and most recently the UK when it had technical issues around...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Absolutely. If we can get a position on that, it would be great. We talked previously about AirNav's employees. Is that number over 600?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: It is a substantial employer across the State. There have been some issues around restrictions due to staff shortages and mandatory safety training. Mr. Bourke briefly talked about issues around unscheduled sick leave. As chair, Mr. Bourke is probably not dealing with the day-to-day stuff. This is for the CEO to deal with. How concerned is he about that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)
Alan Dillon: Will the cap on flights at Dublin Airport have an impact on AirNav's revenue?