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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 9 to 12, inclusive, 18 and 19 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Pursuant to Standing Order 187(3), the clerk will report specially to the Dáil that the committee has amended the Title.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: On behalf of the select committee, I thank the Minister and her officials for their attendance. The committee will meet again on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 to consider Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023 and the Supplementary Estimates for 2023.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023, has made amendments thereto and has amended the Title. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of the development of one-stop-shops with regard to retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49606/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide details on the roll-out of the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49607/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on his Department's efforts to increase the number of permanent personnel within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50886/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on efforts to implement the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50885/23]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the committee for the opportunity to address this. This is pretty minor in the scheme of things, but like Deputy Smith, there is a certain identification which I think is important for any constituency. As the Minister knows well, having experienced the division of the constituency we share a number of years ago, especially Swords-River Valley out to Dublin West, the name of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Mr. Jacobs is most welcome. I appreciate that he has been here for quite some time so I promise I will not keep him for too long. I have been listening for the last 40 minutes or so as my diary allowed it. I am finding it very difficult to square the circle of the commentary, particularly that of my colleague, Senator Doherty, and most especially, Deputy Matthews, who is the Chair of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: This is specifically related to the cap.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: We are not talking about the north runway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: That is understood. I am speaking specifically about the 32 million passenger cap as imposed by the planning condition applied to the construction of terminal 2 and on the entire airport operation. My question is really simple. Mr. Jacobs has commented on this many times. He said he does not agree with what the members have put forward. He did not substantively agree or disagree with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: But it again goes to passenger numbers and the credibility of the airport when it comes to making statements like "we are good neighbours" and "we are adhering to the cap". We demonstrably know the opposite is the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: I am not finished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: I would love for Mr. Jacobs to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: So do I, and I am not disputing that. I am talking about the people who have issues with it because of their interpretation of the planning law as it currently stands, and as interpreted by An Bord Pleanála in its 2020 decision, and by the 2006 planning permission. Therein lies the problem. I do not think it is a matter for the DAA, its board, or Mr. Jacobs as chief executive to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: I ask the Chair for clarification. My apologies to Mr. Jacobs if he has already answered this question or made it clear. He mentioned under questioning from Senator Doherty that DAA would be close to, or at, the 32 million passengers for 2023. Did that include transfer passengers, or are the transfer passengers extra?