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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: They might pick up on something else.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Do we have any idea how much European airspace is blocked off for the military? I would not imagine the amount is enormous in Ireland, but in some parts of Europe it might be different. Obviously, in Ukraine it is completely different. Are there big chunks of Germany or Britain that are blocked off?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Do we have any idea of the percentages?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: So it is not blocked off 24-7.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Perhaps the military would be at a very high level or a relatively low level and you could fly through the middle, above them or-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: In ten, 20 or 50 years' time, as airspace becomes increasingly saturated, maybe those will all be examined.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We did not really touch on it but how impactful was the issue of Russia? British Airways has cancelled its service to Beijing, and other airlines are using polar routes or, as Mr. Hughes said, flying down through Bulgaria, Turkey and so on. Is it the case that very few airlines, or almost none, go through Russia anymore? Maybe the Chinese airlines do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Does that apply not just to EU airlines but also to pretty much all European airlines?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: And not too much polar airspace. Finland-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: So the cutting of Russia has been quite impactful on European airspace.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: The heat map showed that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: There was a feeling the numbers would go low and stay low but they did not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Hughes for all the information he has given us. It has been extremely enlightening and thought-provoking. The members here really appreciated it. I also thank Mr. Hughes for when we visited him in Brussels. Is there anything we, as a committee or as legislators, can do to help Eurocontrol or AirNav with what they are doing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: That is good to hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Hughes for assisting us today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank everybody very much. The meeting is now adjourned.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Will Members take their seats?
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of State back to the Chamber. Will Senator Higgins resume her seat, please?
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 in the name of Senators Higgins, Ruane, Black and Flynn are ruled out of order as they involve a potential charge on the Revenue.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 26 to 40, inclusive, and 42 to 52, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.