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Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I was referring to the five years up to 2011.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I was referring to the data from the last census.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Lest there be any doubt, everyone in the Government wants to encourage people to contribute to pension schemes. What has arisen is a ballot by staff who wanted to be able to withdraw their contributions because they did not want to continue paying money into a black hole, as Deputy Clare Daly described it. It is not that we do not want people to invest in their own pensions. I understand...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Yes. The section passed by the Seanad contained a provision to allow the employers to involuntarily remove staff from the IAS and include them in a new scheme. That provision is being dropped by this amendment. On the 1,250 staff who do not have access to a pension scheme, it probably is the case that there are potential dissolutions. The Deputy is correct that their employment could be...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: It does not have an impact at all. Any proposal by the DAA to amend that scheme - we are not aware of any - would require ministerial approval under section 32(6). That is nothing new. It is not envisaged. With regard to Shannon Development, it is important to bear in mind that Shannon Airport Authority staff will remain as Shannon Airport Authority staff, and the staff in Shannon...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The briefing note I have states a rule amendment requires the support of all the members. With regard to providing a pension fund for new airport workers, the legislation is necessary to provide an alternative pension fund for the new airport workers. I accept there are other ways it could be done, for example by a different amendment on Report Stage or some convoluted means of moving...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: It is no longer relevant.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Amendment No. 4 deals with replacement schemes-----

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: That does not pertain to this section. As I understand it, two Shannon Development staff are on the redeployment panel and the company's board and management continue to make every effort to accommodate them and ensure they find suitable employment through redeployment opportunities in the public service and the Civil Service. This effort will also include seeking secondment opportunities...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Yes.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I am not sure what they are doing, but they are available for redeployment once a suitable redeployment opportunity can be found.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: It provides for Shannon Development's existing pension scheme to transfer to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. It will remain as a public sector scheme.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 10: In page 37, lines 21 and 22, to delete ", or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both".The section makes it an offence to deliberately or recklessly dazzle or distract a pilot or other relevant personnel such as air traffic controllers. It is intended to combat the increasing instances of persons using a laser to dazzle or attempt to dazzle a pilot...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: We do not propose to do that, but the person must do it deliberately or recklessly. A child could argue that he or she was not doing it deliberately or recklessly.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Then it would be case of prosecuting.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 11: In page 39, lines 13 and 14, to delete "or, with the consent of the Minister, an airport which is not a company,".This is a technical amendment which removes an unintended reference to ministerial consent in the establishment of parking facilities at non-State airports.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 12: In page 39, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: "Powers of authorised officers at airport 48. (1) An authorised officer, in the interest of the proper operation, or the security or safety, of an airport, or the security or safety of persons, aircraft or other property at an airport, may do all or any of the following things:(a) stop a person at the...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As far as I know they have the power to search aircraft, but are not-----

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: If the Deputy wishes to table an amendment on Report Stage, we will certainly consider it if it is her intention to restate their existing powers. I would not be in favour of requiring them to search all aircraft or something like that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (8 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Criminal Justice Working Group was established following the publication, in March 2014, of the Report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate into the Fixed Charge Processing System. The function of the Group is to oversee and facilitate the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Inspectorate Report.   The National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) contains the...