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Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have answered the Senator's question.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have answered the Senator's question. We have access to all the technical expertise relating to-----

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, we have expertise in the Department in respect of-----

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have answered the question.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have answered the question several times now. I have been very clear in this regard. I am not going to repeat it. I would rather deal with the Bill and the substance of these amendments.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Regarding the forum, what is required here are people who have expertise in aviation safety. It is for that reason that if we were to limit it to just licence holders that we would end up narrowing the membership of that forum. Using the suggested terminology would exclude the representatives of airlines and airports, for example.What everyone wants on that forum is to make sure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the operation of the National Car Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority, I have referred that part of the Deputy's question relating to the publishing of performance metrics 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. With respect to the Deputy's question regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the statutory body responsible for the operation of the national driving test. As the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational issue for the RSA, it would not be appropriate for me to comment.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I can confirm to the Deputy that all required amendments to the Roads Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 have been completed, and I understand that a date for Committee Stage will shortly be announced.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (16 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 181 together. The daa has statutory responsibility for the management and operation of Dublin Airport. As the issue raised is an operational matter for daa, I have forwarded your question to the company for direct reply. If the Deputy does not receive a reply within ten working days, please advise my Private Office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Coverage (15 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Established in 1955, the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) is a non-profit-making organisation registered in Ireland. All insurance companies underwriting motor insurance in this country must, by law, be members of MIBI and contribute to the funding of claims in proportion to their market share. The principal role of MIBI is to compensate innocent victims of accidents caused by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The European and Global oil markets are currently volatile, due to the conflict in Ukraine exacerbating pre-existing market shortages, primarily of diesel. This has caused a spike in the price of crude and in the price of refined products on the retail market. On 15 March 2022, Minister Ryan and I proposed to Government an emergency support measure – the Licensed Haulage Emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (15 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The daa has statutory responsibility to operate and manage Dublin Airport.  As the issue raised is an operational matter for the daa, I have forwarded your question to the company for direct reply. If the Deputy does not receive a reply within ten working days, please advise my Private Office.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: In the context of the 370 staff, the DAA has told me that they should be deployed by mid-July and that, at that point, it should have security staffing levels equivalent to 2019. Again, I want to reassure Deputies of my engagement and that of the Minister with the management and with the chair of the DAA in this regard. It is about increasing security staffing in particular at the airport...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputies. As I said in response to a previous question, what happened on 31 May at Dublin Airport was completely unacceptable and fell well below the standards expected. We have engaged in our weekly meetings on this. The DAA has put in place a plan and presented it to the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. It is critical that the DAA, which has statutory...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I was very clear on the role of the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The terms and conditions of the VSS were approved by both Ministers. On staffing levels, the take-up under the VSS is completely a matter for the DAA. It runs the airport. It is looking at projections for passenger numbers. It is predicted that the return to the levels of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I agree with the Deputy on ensuring we have a functioning airport. It is not just about people getting their flights, although that is an absolute because it is the key service, it is also about staffing. It is about ensuring that the infrastructure is in good repair. It is about a whole range of issues that the DAA is well equipped to deal with, given that it knows both its role and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputies. It is clear from their contributions that we need to take a wider holistic approach to this. We are doing an awful lot in respect of public transport and active travel. There was a question today, for which the Deputy was not present, about electric vehicle charging points and the roll-out of charging infrastructure. It is very clear that a large part of reducing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Electric vehicles play a central role in COP 21 with a target of 175,000 EVs on our roads by 2025 and 945,000 EVs on the road by 2030. There are currently more than 58,000 EVs registered on Irish roads. That is since the end of April 2022. By 2030, the abatement impact for an additional 845,000 passenger EVs is estimated to be about 2.5 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. This figure...