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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: I suspect it will be in 2023.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Yes, I do. Once the legislation is enacted in May, it will probably be in quarter 3 of this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: No. Once the regulations are made nationally, that sets out the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: That is a fair point. Some of those issues are addressed in the Bill. As the Acting Chairman will know, the linkage of driver licence and vehicle ownership records, amendments to the motor insurance database and a range of other matters fall within the ambit of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill. We also spoke more generally about enforcement, data sharing and new technological developments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Does the Acting Chairman want me to briefly respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: On the process for Moldova, it was recommended by the Road Safety Authority, RSA, not to progress an agreement. However, the Moldovan Embassy has now informed the Department and the RSA of new legislative changes that were introduced to harmonise the Moldovan driving process with EU legislation. The RSA will now review that updated information-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: -----to see whether it is possible to facilitate a mutual agreement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: On the NCT and temporary legislation, European legislation sets the framework around testing for roadworthiness. The priority needs to be making sure Applus brings the wait time down to an average of 12 days. As I said to other colleagues, there is an obligation more generally on motorists to ensure their vehicle is roadworthy. They cannot have bald tires, broken lights or whatever else....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Yes, there is discretion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: That is why I would encourage everyone to avail of the priority waiting list. That way, they will receive an appointment much quicker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: The Government decided to task Dublin Airport Authority with purchasing counter-drone technology, and that has happened. However, there is a broader involvement with both the Department of Justice and the Department of Defence on the wider question. The State needs to assess its critical infrastructure. That is why there is involvement across government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: That is ongoing and will report by the middle of the year, with the consideration of tasking a particular agency with broader responsibility on this. On the legal question, as I have said to the Deputy's colleagues, the statutory instrument has been made with the Irish Aviation Authority. We have received advice from the Attorney General on possible deployment by the Dublin Airport Authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: I absolutely agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, leads on insurance. I know the cost is still persistently high for many motorists. However, enforcement will improve. There is strength in data sharing with the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, which will help An Garda Síochána enforce some of the mismatches in data and the current inability to match records. It will provide a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: Motorcycling Ireland is an excellent governing body, and I dealt with it often when I was Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with special responsibility for the Gaeltacht and sport. It is important that there is engagement at that technical level with the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, to see if a solution can be found. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: I know there has been engagement with the IRHA and the French Embassy on the need for additional flexibility, particularly with some Normandy port managers, for Irish port operators arriving in France on direct shipping services from Ireland. While there is a general weekend truck driving ban in place in France, on the corridor from Calais and Dunkirk vehicles are permitted to travel at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: We have an ambitious plan to do that. We expect a business plan from Rosslare Europort will be finalised in the coming weeks. I will be in Cork Port tomorrow to hear about its plans. There is a timeline outlined with the Marine Area Regulatory Authority, MARA, on the marine consents. It will obviously have to assess that independently. We are committed to ensuring we can develop our ports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Jack Chambers: There are planning considerations, and there are obviously considerations around marine consents. There is also the financing of our ports. We have a timeline and a significant team, which has scaled up in the Department of Transport, with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. We are also working with the ports to make sure they can fast-track the relevant projects...