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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I meet representatives of the DAA every week. They have reassured me everything is under control. The proof of that is the movement of passengers through the airport, particularly through security. Last weekend, 100% of passengers went through security in under 30 minutes. We are appearing before the committee to give the most up-to-date figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: It has a task force in place and contingency plans if needed. It has overtime. I have been very clear that we do not want to have passengers standing out in the overflow marquee in the winter period. There were passengers moving through it. There was a free flow of passengers through it last weekend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is there as a contingency, if needed, but I have been very clear to the DAA that we do not want to see passengers standing out in the cold. They have not been. This comes down to the waiting period, which is less than 30 minutes. That is 100% of passengers-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am meeting senior management every week because we do not want a repeat of what happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: That is a matter for the DAA. The haulage industry, which I have met, is very keen to have the tunnel go ahead. They need it because it takes extra time to travel around the perimeter. I can appreciate that there are different viewpoints but we have an ecosystem in respect of our supply chain and getting passengers, including businesspeople, in and out of the airport. We need to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Work will begin in the new year. I want to put the focus on the mid-term review of the regional airports programmes first because the issue is the regions. That is why I wanted to put a focus on the regions and put all our effort into that first. The mid-term review will take place in quarter 1. I see the national aviation policy being reviewed in parallel with that, certainly by early...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will continue to monitor it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I attended the EU transport Council meeting yesterday in Brussels and the issue of the single European skies was raised. It needs the agreement of member states. Ireland is in favour. I know Ryanair was before the committee recently and very much advocated for this. I made a statement on behalf of the Irish Government that we are in favour of this and we are working with the Commission to...

Air Transport Agreement: Motion (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves, under Article 29.5.2° of the Constitution, the terms of the Comprehensive Agreement in the field of Air Transport between the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 7th November, 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are no plans to establish an Ombudsman for the Post Office network. An Post is a commercial State body with a mandate to act commercially. It has statutory responsibility for the State’s postal service and the post office network. Decisions relating to the network, including those in relation to the size, distribution and future of the network are operational matters for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for his question. According to details supplied to my Department the following table sets out the passenger numbers across our regional airports since 2018 and to date in 2022. Airport 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022* Shannon 1,864,762 1,717,575 352,402 379,935 1,271,145 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the operation of the driving test.  This includes all application and scheduling matters. I have no power to intervene in individual cases. Urgent tests are only available to applicants who are employed by the HSE, a private hospital or the emergency services where the candidate would need to drive as part of their job (not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question. As the Deputy will be aware, daa has statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop Dublin and Cork Airports. Airport police, as employees of the relevant airport, are "authorised officers" under the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998, as amended. As such, matters in relation to staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for all aspects of the driving test.  This includes the operation, scheduling and all associated staffing matters. I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for all aspects of the national driving test, including operations and staffing. I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the operation of the driving test. This includes all test applications and scheduling matters. I have no power to intervene in individual cases. The question is therefore being referred to the RSA for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Ukraine crisis and matters arising from it continue to adversely affect European and Global oil markets, causing a sustained increase in the price of crude and in the price of refined products on the retail market. The Government recognises the important role the haulage sector plays in supporting the economy and is fully aware of cost pressures on haulage businesses arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: daa has statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop Dublin Airport including operational matters related to the North Runway. My department is aware that concerns have been raised around the current flight path operations from the new North Runway. daa has advised my department that it is aware of concerns raised with regard to divergence of flights in some instances from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Road Traffic and Roads Bill, currently before the Oireachtas, will clarify the legal position of high-powered and low-powered e-bikes, to provide certainty to the growing cohort of e-bike users in Ireland on the status of their vehicles. In line with European type-approval legislation governing vehicle categories, high-powered e-bikes (those with more powerful engines or solely...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Road Traffic and Roads Bill, which is currently before the Oireachtas, will clarify the legal position of high-powered and low-powered e-bikes, to provide certainty to the growing cohort of e-bike users in Ireland on the status of their vehicles. In line with European type-approval legislation governing categories of vehicle, high-powered e-bikes (those with more powerful engines or...