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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Okay. That will get us going next week. We will draw the meeting to a close at this point, unless Deputy Smith has another question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: We could probably talk for another couple of hours but I think we have covered many points in this discussion. I thank the witnesses for coming in. It is important that we hear from Ryanair as the biggest airline operating at Dublin Airport. Obviously, we all know this fact. It is a significant part of the airport. It is the same with Aer Lingus, which is not as big as Ryanair but is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Is it? Okay. Effectively, if passengers are flying on Buzz, Air Malta or Lauder, although that is a slightly different case because it uses the A320, it is exactly the same really, is it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: It is exactly the same inside and the same service and everything. They are all Ryanair codes. The only difference is that there are slightly different uniforms and, possibly, slightly different paint on the outside of the aircraft.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I again thank the witnesses for what Ryanair does for Irish people and also for Irish tourists and people coming to Ireland. The airline makes an enormous contribution. I know that people in Poland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and all these other countries also benefit from Ryanair's services. We sometimes forget how big the airline is. It is a little like the old days when Smurfit was much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: A massive amount of stuff is happening, therefore, that we do not see an awful lot of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: -----it unless we are on the way on the runway. The committee members visited Seville last year and we could see that Ryanair was the biggest airline in that airport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: That is 100% correct. I thank Mr. O'Leary and all his colleagues for being here and for giving up their time. We got a lot of insights from this discussion and we will take up the issues that arose with the representatives of the DAA next week and, indeed, with the Minister, Deputy Ryan, in the weeks after. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. O'Leary very much.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for being here. I am pleased to be able to speak to this Bill on behalf of my colleague, Senator Diarmuid Wilson, who is a long-time spokesperson on defence. He has a son now serving in the Army, so he is very interested in the topic. While I am also interested, I do not have the same level of experience-----

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I am only about a quarter of a page in, so for the benefit of the Minister of State, I will start again. I am sure I will not use my ten minutes anyway. I thank the Minister for Defence and his acting Minister on defence, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, who is very welcome. I am pleased to be able to speak to this. I am speaking on behalf of Senator Wilson, who is our Seanad defence...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Nobody would ever say that about the Senator.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: It is a maximum, not a target.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: The Minister of State is just very welcome here.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Acting Leader for outlining the business. The ambassador has gone at this stage but equally, I wish her and all the people from Luxembourg a very happy national day. Senator Mullen was making a pitch for a gift from the ambassador. I am actually wearing a gift from the ambassador. It is the tie of the Luxembourg European Presidency from a number of years ago. I will not,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Lowry. The purpose of the meeting, as per the invitation, is for the joint committee to meet with representatives from the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, to discuss summer plans and preparations for the holiday period. On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to welcome from DAA, Mr. Kenny Jacobs, chief executive officer; Mr. Gary McLean, managing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I must not be going on holidays at all.