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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: I know that, but DAA is not necessarily being rewarded for efficiencies it might gain because the minute it does something better, its charge is reduced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: There is an element of being punished for doing that. DAA's key requests are that the DUB Hub and increased connectivity be supported, that the regulatory model be re-examined and the delivery of sustainable infrastructure be supported. What does that mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I know. I understand that, but on the request that the delivery of sustainable infrastructure be supported, how can we help that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I spoke on behalf of this committee at a Fit for 55 presentation in Brussels. It was a meeting of the inter-parliamentary committees of Europe. The contribution I made was about the decarbonisation of the aviation and maritime sectors that are difficult to decarbonise. We were in a room with many parliamentarians from all over Europe and there was a vibe. Belgium, the Netherlands and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I think we are in the only place in the building with air conditioning so we are the only people who are not benefiting from the sunshine. How can we help duty free arrivals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Are there examples of it happening in Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Norway is not in the EU. I wonder if there is an EU thing about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: On the planning Bill, DAA wants that whenever it applies for planning permission, it will be granted and a quicker answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I understand surface access and sustainability as regards aligning national bodies and staff and getting planning moving faster, supporting the balance between sustainability and climate change and being able to move around and bring people to this country, export and so on. On the expansion, regardless of the natural population growth, Mr. Jacobs mentioned South America and Asia. Is DAA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: It is an uptapped market. I am around long enough to remember when Aer Lingus had two transatlantic flights to JFK and Boston airports and now I think it serves 14 or 16 destinations in the US. Is there more scope for Dublin Airport to be a mini-Dubai, heading west?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: And Canada, which was unheard of in the 1980s and 1990s.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Does the DAA pitch destinations to the airlines or do they come to the DAA? How does that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Okay. We have put Mr. Jacobs through enough at this stage. Would Mr. Jacobs like to make a contribution on anything else before I adjourn the meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: We appreciate the fact that there was an interview with Claire Byrne that did not exactly endear Mr. Jacobs to the committee at the time, but he is here. It is great he is here. He has been open and knowledgeable about everything we asked. We had a certain number of constraints that were as much ours as the DAA's. I thank Mr. Jacobs and his colleague Mr. McQueen for being here. I will...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Engagement with An Taoiseach (22 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Taoiseach. I was in my office watching his opening statement and the other contributions, so have been following the meeting. The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications went out yesterday to the Go-Ahead depot in Ballymount. They told us of the difficulties they have in getting drivers into the system in terms of applying for a learner permit and getting their theory...

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I do not think I will be needing the seven minutes because the Minister of State has clearly outlined the circumstances in which we find ourselves.  On my behalf and that of the Fianna Fáil group, I can say we will be supporting these Government motions. It is clear that if these motions were not to be passed, the provisions in place would expire on 30 June 2023.  That is not...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 22 and 23 have been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 24 and 51 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I remind the Senator that we are dealing with amendment No. 27.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Gerry Horkan: It is not about what I would like.