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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: To pay tribute again, I happened to be a long way away and spotted The Loop in the southern hemisphere and was slightly proud of the fact it is a DAA facility. The expansion of the number of routes is impressive. The summer brochure came out and I think there are 56 flights a week to Málaga alone, which is a huge number. Some of them are wide-body aircraft with Aer Lingus. People...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Is it for staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Dated
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Yes, from the 1970s
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Jacobs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: For the benefit of everyone who is watching, the witness confirmed that he felt the DAA would be in a position to talk about the north runway in September or thereabouts, once the planning processes in train are concluded. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is just for people to have a bit of visibility of a timeline.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Has the DAA had any indication from the CCPC as to how soon it may conclude its review?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: During your tenure at least.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We have six and a half years of safety.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Jacobs mentioned picking up. There is no real facility to pick up, though, is there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Yes, but that is a matter of going into the short-term car park and paying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I am sure the Deputy will find something.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: If the airport is going from 32 million to 40 million, that is a 25% increase.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We had a bit of discussion about that earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Let me touch on a couple of points. Other than in the presentation, we managed to get through the entire meeting without a reference to the famous tunnel or underpass. A man that I presume Mr. Jacobs knows very well, Mr. Michael O'Leary, told us he really does not believe it is necessary at all. Does Mr. Jacobs want to put his case as to why he believes it is needed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Could Mr. Jacobs explain to the people watching why it is needed? I realise there are new runways and cross-runways.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Who needs to get there now? Do private jets and cargo planes need to get there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: At the side of the airfield to which the tunnel will go, are there mainly cargo operators or private jets?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Operators coming for a two-day trip park the aircraft there and leave them for a couple of days or whatever.