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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: My understanding is that an IAA investigation is in process and until it is concluded, we cannot discuss the matter. The committee will write to the IAA to ask the status of the report, when it might be concluded and what sight or otherwise we may get of it. The CEO has alluded to the fact that he thinks he will be in a position to discuss the north runway in September or thereabouts in a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I will add to that. There was a time when Concorde used to come in for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Pier A used to be opened on a Saturday morning in October and I remember being a child going out to see it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Perhaps the mezzanine area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy Crowe for his comment. Before I bring in Deputy O'Reilly, I will touch on that. Is the big structure that is above T1 - it is a multistorey car park that was never used - just empty or is it full of offices? Is there an opportunity to do plane spotting there or is it just an empty car park?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: To pay tribute again, I happened to be a long way away and spotted The Loop in the southern hemisphere and was slightly proud of the fact it is a DAA facility. The expansion of the number of routes is impressive. The summer brochure came out and I think there are 56 flights a week to Málaga alone, which is a huge number. Some of them are wide-body aircraft with Aer Lingus. People...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Is it for staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Dated
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Yes, from the 1970s
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Jacobs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: For the benefit of everyone who is watching, the witness confirmed that he felt the DAA would be in a position to talk about the north runway in September or thereabouts, once the planning processes in train are concluded. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is just for people to have a bit of visibility of a timeline.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Has the DAA had any indication from the CCPC as to how soon it may conclude its review?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: During your tenure at least.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We have six and a half years of safety.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Jacobs mentioned picking up. There is no real facility to pick up, though, is there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Yes, but that is a matter of going into the short-term car park and paying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I am sure the Deputy will find something.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: If the airport is going from 32 million to 40 million, that is a 25% increase.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We had a bit of discussion about that earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Let me touch on a couple of points. Other than in the presentation, we managed to get through the entire meeting without a reference to the famous tunnel or underpass. A man that I presume Mr. Jacobs knows very well, Mr. Michael O'Leary, told us he really does not believe it is necessary at all. Does Mr. Jacobs want to put his case as to why he believes it is needed?