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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have two questions. Who ultimately made the decision to appoint an interim chair rather than go through the Public Appointments Service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why would the Department not now start the public appointments process to appoint a formal chair designate of the IAA board in parallel with having an interim chair, based on the reasons Mr. Towey has put forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Towey will appreciate we are not questioning at all the qualifications of the interim chair; it is the process that we are questioning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Dooley can come back in very briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We need to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Towey but we need to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Towey agree to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will follow up on any additional questions members have which the secretariat will forward to Mr. Towey. Is Mr. Towey agreeable to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointment Process for Chair of Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement with Department of Transport (18 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate we are caught on time due to Covid. I thank Mr. Towey and Mr. Ronan Gallagher from the Department of Transport for attending today and engaging with the committee. The next meeting of the joint committee will be a private virtual one at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 23 March.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to address the same point. We have a vaccination programme under way. When does the Taoiseach anticipate that the vaccination programme will form part of the process of reopening? When does he see it becoming a feature from 5 April on? The hospitality sector in Limerick includes publicans, restaurateurs and hoteliers. They are severely anxious about the future of their industry,...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: In advance of the European Council meeting I want to speak about the Covid-19 vaccine programme and specifically the AstraZeneca vaccine. This morning 29 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were found in a warehouse in Italy. They appear to have come from the AstraZeneca Halix plant in the Netherlands, which is yet to be approved by the EU as a manufacturing facility. Furthermore, it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (24 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 489. To ask the Minister for Finance if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to small businesses will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 1597. To ask the Minister for Health the position of postal workers on the vaccination allocation sequencing as part of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; if they are identified under group 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14805/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (24 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 1636. To ask the Minister for Health if he will bring forward plans to ensure that the backlog of assessments for primary medical certificates is addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14894/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 1761. To ask the Minister for Health the position of special needs assistants on the vaccination allocation sequencing as part of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; if they are identified under group 10 key workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15334/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will take a minute to ask the Minister questions and he might respond. When will he get to a point, with the roll-out of the vaccine and the quantity of vaccines coming in, where he will be able to indicate to all cohorts when they will be vaccinated? Second, when we see AstraZeneca hiding 29 million doses in an Italian warehouse, which were destined for the UK and had been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will speak on the same issue. Following on the comments of my colleague, Deputy Richmond, people are in many cases at breaking point with Covid-19 fatigue setting in. What will be the process on 5 April by which the Government will look at dealing with the reality when many people will be moving beyond level 5 by way of extending the limit from the 5 km, people being able to attend...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to speak about the European Council summit in the context of Covid-19 vaccines. I note that the transparency and authorisation mechanism for vaccine exports has been extended until the end of June. I also note that the UK has received 9.1 million vaccine doses from the EU, which is virtually three times the amount exported to the next highest on the list, Canada. While it is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (31 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 526. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current figures for those awaiting passports by county due to the postponement of services; the expected wait times for passports once processing resumes; the steps he will take to ensure the backlog is dealt with quickly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17315/21]

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have a couple of points regarding Limerick. Will partners be able to be present at the birth of their children in maternity hospitals? This is a major issue. Staff in the hospital have been vaccinated. At this point it is a human rights issue. Another issue that is coming up repeatedly is students who require vaccines for their placements in the health and other sectors. What is...