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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I need to stop because of time. I apologise.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I must cut across Mr. McKeon because my time is limited. Following up on that point, I agree with some of the points Mr. McKeon is making, not all of them. We need to have a discussion now so that if we have another major pandemic in two or three decades' time, we can be prepared. Obviously, the qualifying criteria for receipt of EWSS deserves questioning. Some major firms that remained...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I would like to know Mr. McKeon's view on that. I am not trying to trap him into commenting on Government policy, but I want to get his insight as to what he feels would have been better.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I would like to ask about the proposed section 21(3) of the sale of the alcohol Bill 2022, which deals with the issues that are facing publicans in this country around the value of their licences. I am hearing repeatedly from publicans in my own area, particularly those I met recently in Mitchelstown in north Cork, about the huge concerns within the Vintners Federation of Ireland and within...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I welcome the extraordinary hard work that has been done by the Department of Justice and the Minister of State, Deputy Browne. I have worked and engaged with the Minister of State on a number of issues related to this Bill. Many of the points made about the importance of this legislation in the short time I have been here are valid. I was particularly struck by a point made by Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: There are a number of issues with PSO routes. It would not be appropriate for me to discuss them in detail today. I will, however, correspond with the NTA in respect of them, particularly those outside the greater Dublin area. My next question is for both delegations. I am someone who lives down the country yet travels to Dublin to do my work and job, which is a story that is very...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ongoing efforts to enable the rollout of CCTV systems for An Garda Síochána in urban areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60619/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: I welcome everybody from TII and other bodies. It is great to see them here at such short notice. We are here as a consequence of a failure in our logic and thinking in how we adjust fares and changes in toll fees. The consumer price index is there for a reason. There are times of rapid inflation and there are times when people are under huge financial pressure, and the two of them have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: What is that like? I ask because the public at large want to get a better understanding of where their toll money goes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: I do not expect Mr. Walsh to have the exact figures and I know it would be very unfair of me to ask for them. In 2019, before Covid, roughly what percentage did TII take from the toll incomes generated by road traffic?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: Does the same company operate the Dublin Port tunnel and the M50 barrier-free toll?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: From my engagement with hauliers, and I know we have talked about this before, they are absolutely fed up with the toll at the port tunnel because they must stop at the barrier every time and keep going, which is difficult when one operates large machines. I am not an expert on this matter and I know that Deputy Murphy will delve into this matter later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: There are increased costs if one has lorries going in and out of the Dublin Port the whole time. I cannot understand why there has been no effort to remove the barriers on those tolls in the same way as has been done for the M50 where getting through is flawless. The system is so good that if you fail to pay the toll, you will be notified about it a few days later with a photograph of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: Can I pause Mr. Maher as the time is winding down? I just want to get an insight. He is telling me that traffic in the tunnel is not allowed to stop for very obvious reasons.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: The point I am arguing is about removing the barriers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: I have to ask a couple of other questions, so I will let other members follow up on that. My next question is related to toll upgrades nationally. I find the Portlaoise toll, in particular, exceptionally dangerous. I do not know if other members who use it feel the same. Many people, myself included, have tags on their cars, which are great. However, if you hit the toll at a busy time,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: It is good to hear that Ryanair is in negotiations with Cork Airport. As a fellow Corkonian, I am delighted that the company is recovering. There is exceptional leadership at the airport from Neil McCarthy and his colleagues. I am on the record of this committee as having a serious issue with the DAA over its handling of what has happened in terminal 1 and the capacity constraints there....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: An interesting point of conversation concerns the moving of those hangars. In terms of who has them, what could happen with them? Could they go to Shannon or Cork airports? Is the State in a position-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: Where does Ryanair see the DAA, in Dublin Airport in particular, hitting crisis point? With the current growth trajectory, the level of passengers will hit a point where it will just not be sustainable. Will we go back to what we had during the Covid-19 period, when there were significant queues, etc.?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: When we move into the later 2020s, does Mr. O’Leary not see a situation-----