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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: When the DAA bought the Q-Park site, I immediately sent an objection to the competition authority. That car park could be opened today. A number of people are willing to lease it pending the final decision on what happens. We have a final decision from the competition authority. Ironically, I was told last week that the DAA is about to lease the car park. I do not understand how it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Mr. O'Leary and I might disagree on the tunnel. I understand the function of the tunnel is to address a health and safety issue when moving packages from one side of the airport to the other. I am not sure of that. It has been suggested to me that that is the reason. It sort of makes sense. It is not unusual to find tunnels in airports where things move over and back. I do not see how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: In fairness, maybe Mr. Jacobs wants to increase the volume of aircraft using the runway so he cannot have trucks driving over and back across it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I compliment Mr. O’Leary’s father, who apparently travelled business class to London but made sure that Mr. O’Leary travelled with the great unwashed on a ferry. Good. It probably gave him the grounding he has today. He accepts that the noise issue in Dublin Airport is a DAA problem. I went to a house in St. Margaret’s at 4.30 a.m. I stood in the sitting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: It was more long-haul than short-haul aircraft that were causing the serious noise, although I may be wrong on that. It struck me that these people had tried to negotiate and work with the Dublin Airport Authority but had not been successful. I am ignorant on the issue of slots, so forgive me. When Aer Lingus was being sold off, there was a big question about the slots that were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: There is nothing wrong with losing a business. I have done it myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Mr. O’Leary threw the elephant into the middle of the room when he adverted to the Minister and his responsibilities. He is the Minister for transport, climate change, communications, the environment and everything else you are having. No organisation would have one person trying to run so many different elements. I received a letter from the Minister for Transport and his then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I think Mr. O'Leary will find-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I will finish on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I will not come back in, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Last week, I was invited to Portsmouth for the commemoration of D-Day. From the moment I entered the commemoration area, everything I could possibly want was laid out for me.It got to the point that somebody came to me with suntan oil to protect my head. The reason for this was that I was wearing a veteran's badge. Contrast that with what happened at Blacksod the following day when the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Chair. The work the witnesses do is fantastic. The delivery of aid to the right place at the right time is something we should all be concerned about, particularly when the abuse of women and children is talked about. I got a text last night that took high street fashion and showed where it had been made. It asked whether I was aware that a child cut this dress or was involved...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Meeting those furthest behind is a very noble thing to do but is the spotlight then pointed on the government of the country in question to show that it is leaving the most deprived and impoverished to the mercy of NGOs? A point that strikes me is about if we pump money in - we are talking about a significant amount of money here - and do not have a clear audit track to follow exactly where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Are Dóchas's accounts publicly available for people to scrutinise on its website?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Going back to my military days, every now and then we had a random audit of our barracks. People would arrive from wherever and come in and check everything out. Are there random audits of the expenditure that our guests go through?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I have one last question. When we took over on the United Nations Security Council, the first statement that was made was that Ireland stood with the women and girls of Afghanistan. Have we had any impact? Do the witnesses' organisations have any people working in Afghanistan? Have we had any impact on the women and girls? I cannot imagine what it must be like for a young woman aged...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: Okay. I thank the witnesses for their service. It is very much appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I will come back in on a couple of things. First and foremost, Mr. O'Connell has reinforced the argument for getting rid of the triple lock mechanism because as long as it is in place, we will not be able to go unilaterally into Africa and assist in peacekeeping programmes, which is something we should, as a mature nation, be able to do. Where there is a dysfunctional UN Security Council,...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: The professions of paramedic and advanced paramedic are separate and individual. An advanced paramedic is able to insert cannulas into veins or arteries to administer pain relief or lifesaving drugs. The current search and rescue supplier in Ireland, CHC, uses advanced paramedics and has advanced paramedics on its crews. This means when they go to the most remote areas in Ireland to pick...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: That is okay with me.