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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: To stress that point again-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I promise I will keep this brief. The payment for foster carer's allowance has not changed since 2009. In that time, there have been changes in everything from fuel allowance to social welfare payments. The Government provides a great many levels of support through the Department of Social Protection but the one payment that has not changed, as Mr. McCarthy outlined, has been this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: 21. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are in place for young people leaving care; the number of young people that have not been allocated an aftercare worker from 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28472/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: 39. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made regarding the transposition of the European Union Work Life Balance Directives to provide new rights to parents and carers in order to help support a better work life balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagements that he has had with other Departments regarding the provision of additional offline services at post offices, including passport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28417/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Of course, Chairman. First and foremost, I welcome the representatives of the DAA before the committee today. What happened over the course of the weekend is profoundly regrettable and has done remarkable damage to the organisation and to the State. It is important that this committee would ask a number of key questions regarding the operational failures at Dublin Airport over the weekend....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: What supports were provided by the Government for the retention of staff and to keep the DAA going as an organisation? Mr. Philips outlined in his opening statement that the DAA was losing approximately €1 million each day. What was the DAA in receipt of when it came to those types of financial supports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Obviously the DAA was in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS. Why was it not used to retain security staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: No, that is not the question I asked. I am sorry, but I have really limited time. Why was the EWSS the DAA got, like so many other businesses, not used to retain critical staff, in particular the staff members in question, who take a significant amount of time to get trained for their positions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Did Mr. Philips communicate those points to the Minister for Transport and the Minister of State with responsibility for aviation? Did he tell them what potentially could happen, which effectively has happened? My understanding is that approximately 50,000 people travelled through the airport at the weekend, in particular on Sunday, but we could go up to as much as 100,000 people per day in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I asked Mr. Philips a specific question. He will appreciate that we have limited time. Were those particular points communicated to the Department of Transport, the Minister and the relevant officials in the Department about what potentially could happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: It is important for everybody's professional reputation that this particular point is expanded upon. I am genuinely trying to give all the witnesses the benefit of the doubt. I am being fair. Was that communicated? I will take that as a "Yes".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Let us talk about the projections for a moment. That is interesting. We were told in this committee repeatedly that it would be approximately 2025 before we returned to 2019 levels. Based on today's figures, how quickly does Mr. Philips feel the airport will get back to going north of 30 million passengers a year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: So we are going to arrive at that position two years early.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Is the infrastructure, in particular in terminal 1 in Dublin Airport, capable of handling those numbers again, or is it all down to staffing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: This is my final question to Mr. Philips, as my time is very limited. He knows what is coming down the tracks. We are going to reach a position in a few weeks' time that will be remarkably difficult for Dublin Airport to handle. Would he not look at relocating routes as a temporary measure to the key regional airports, that is, to Cork, which his organisation manages, and to Shannon, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: At this point in time, the DAA cannot handle the amount of traffic that is coming through the airports. That is hugely concerning. That is food for thought, Chairman. We need to try to come up with a plan in that regard.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Digital Hubs (31 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 6. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to open further remote working hubs in County Cork, particularly in the Youghal area. [27657/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Digital Hubs (31 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I apologise, Acting Chairman, for being absent. I was on a call and did not notice the time going by. I welcome the Minister and congratulate her on the wonderful work she has been doing in her Department. She has been a pleasure to work with on the issue I am raising, as my colleague, Deputy Stanton, will agree. My question relates to remote working infrastructure. This is hugely...