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Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Senators for giving me the opportunity to respond to this matter. As is established practice in State agency restructurings, transfers or mergers, the pension provision currently being experienced by employees should not be impacted. Employees should be no better nor no worse off under the new arrangements. The Bill provides safeguards regarding this and ensuring this has been a...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I shall speak to the amendments. The Schedule to the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 sets out the annexes to the Chicago convention on civil aviation for which the IAA has functional responsibility.This group of amendments, or technical amendments, are to provide clarity regarding the functional responsibility of the IAA in respect of annexes 12 and 16. Annexe 12 of the Chicago convention...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: No, that is not the case.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland enjoys a strong position on the ICAO league table for the effective implementation of global aviation standards, which place Ireland in eighth position in the world ranking of 193 states and in second position among EU member states. Ireland's compliance with ICAO standards and recommended practices is subject to audit by the ICAO under its universal safety oversight audit programme....

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: To reiterate, Ireland’s compliance with ICAO is subject to continual monitoring approaches and oversight systems. They are in place. This is a continuous process, as I said. In addition, as part of this Bill, there will be a requirement for the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, to prepare and submit to the Minister, by 30 April every year, a safety aviation performance statement....

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Just to clarify, is that in relation to the air accident investigation report?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I apologise. Can the Senator repeat his question? I need to-----

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: First, just to clarify, we have oversight by ICAO and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, and obviously we want to continuously improve. The IAA has accepted all of the recommendations of the air accident investigation report. It is important to reiterate that. I said this previously in this House. We all have the same goal, which is ensuring that we have best practice and...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Just to clarify, as I said at a previous hearing in the Seanad, the Department has committed also to reviewing the issue of expertise in the Department. I just want to reiterate that point.I again state that all the recommendations have been accepted by the Department and are being acted on and being progressed. If the Cathaoirleach permits me, I wish to clarify from earlier in regard to...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have spoken to it.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is a fundamental principle of any enforcement regime that sanctions must be effective and proportionate. The IAA has available to it graduated enforcement mechanisms to respond to the particular type of non-compliance it faces. Its enforcement mechanisms scale up from restriction of a licence, suspension of a licence and revocation of a licence to criminal sanctions, including summary...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The three amendments – Nos. 4, 5 and 10 – are linked. In essence, we are trying to ensure a pyramid system in the approach. This entails an escalated form of enforcement. There are level 2 audit findings and then level 1 audit findings. An advisory letter is followed by a warning letter, the restriction of a licence, the suspension of a licence, the revocation of a licence...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The IAA can restrict, suspend and revoke a licence, in full or in part, where there is a failure to comply with the regulatory requirements. It has done this. Also, the withdrawal of particular parts of a licence in respect of instances identified in the context of non-compliance relating to part of a licence is an effective and proportionate enforcement mechanism. It is important to state...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I cannot accept that amendment at this point because it is linked to the other amendments, but we can consider the oral hearings in advance of Report Stage.

Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to advise the House that I am constrained by procurement law in publicly discussing matters relating to a live procurement process. For that reason, I will not be in a position to disclose any information relating to the procurement specifications or anything that is commercially sensitive or integral to this process. In addition, I reiterate that the Government is acutely aware that...

Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Are they not there? Sorry. I will-----

Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes. We will have them sent to-----

Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I note a number of issues raised today were previously addressed before this House under the Seanad Private Members' motion on 28 May 2021 and under a Private Members' motion and Government counter-motion on 2 February 2022. I would like to assure the House that this process is being undertaken in line with the Government decision of 27 July 2021 and with EU procurement law, most notably,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Officials from my department engaged with the airline on the day of the systems outage and the airline was urged to keep their lines of communication with passengers open in so far as possible. As I understand it the systems outage caused difficulty for the airline in engaging directly with its impacted passengers. The EU Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 sets out the rights and entitlements...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Emergency Services (21 Sep 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Irish Coast Guard, a division within the Department of Transport, is designated responsibility under the National Search and Rescue Plan for coordination of maritime search and rescue, in addition to other roles in support of the Principal Response Agencies. Delivery of such services involves regular and ongoing liaison with other emergency services including the National Ambulance...