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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: daa: Chairman Designate (10 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: We will take Mr. Ó Ríordáin's comments on or answers to the Senator's contribution. There are two more members wishing to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: daa: Chairman Designate (10 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: The Deputy has made that point. I need to bring this meeting to a conclusion but by way of a final comment, I was interested in Mr. Ó Ríordáin's suggestion that the difficulties of Cork were somewhat increased and that it does not have an even playing field in respect of the advantages of Shannon Airport or even Kerry Airport. Coming from the west of Ireland, I get plenty of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: daa: Chairman Designate (10 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Ó Ríordáin for engaging with us in an open and transparent way. This was an informative meeting and I wish Mr. Ó Ríordáin well in his reappointment. His position is in safe hands and I wish him well for the coming years. I propose a copy of the transcript of today's discussion be forwarded to the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent allowance in not paid directly to the landlord for a tenant who is in receipt of rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6482/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: 52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that certain persons who are in receipt of rent allowance are not paying their rent allowance to their landlords; that these persons are ending up in rent arrears with landlords, despite the fact the rent allowance is being paid by her Department to cover the rent; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow self-employed persons pay extra voluntary contributions in order that they would be allowed access to social welfare entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6485/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Establishment (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress on the establishment of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; when lending to small businesses will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Fraud (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints of petrol-stretching in counties Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Leitrim received by the Revenue Commissioner's customs and excise section since July 2014 to date in 2015; the number which were investigated; the number which are ongoing in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6507/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: The purpose of the meeting is to hear from IAG on its takeover bid for Aer Lingus in order to establish the likely repercussions of the potential sale of Aer Lingus to it. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA is a Spanish business corporation registered in Spain. I welcome from IAG Mr. Willie Walsh, chief executive, and Mr. Finbarr Griffin. Having heard from the unions and other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Walsh. We have had a series of meetings in the lead-up to today's meeting. As Mr. Walsh has said, questions and concerns were raised at those meetings. We met representatives of various trades unions, IBEC, chambers of commerce, tourism interests, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and so forth. They raised questions relating to jobs, connectivity, the possible impact on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Thank you, Mr. Walsh. We will have party spokespeople first, who will be given three minutes to ask questions. We will get a response to those questions and then they will be given one minute to respond. We will call all committee members first and then Deputies and Senators who are not committee members. To get the maximum benefit from this meeting, I ask members to confine themselves to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: I am moving on to Deputy Seán Kenny. I would ask members not to ask questions that have already been asked so that we can get new information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Both of you have used your extra minute so I will go to Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: That has been answered already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: We will now move on to the rest of the members. The next speaker is Deputy Tom Fleming followed by-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: I know that and Deputy Tom Fleming is one also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: No. What I said is that we will move on to the rest of the members. We have just finished with the lead spokespeople.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: I would never forget about the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: The next speaker is Deputy Tom Fleming followed by Deputy Walsh and they will have two minutes to put their questions and a further minute to come back in after their questions have been answered. I will bring in the rest of the members in groups of two speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Thank you Deputy. I call Deputy Walsh and we will get a response to the two Deputies' questions.