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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask members to adhere strictly to the time limits as the Minister and the Minister of State have to leave by 3.45 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Minister to be brief. The time for this discussion has been cut back by nearly an hour, so we need a quick over-and-back debate and direct questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In what context?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not on the agenda today, but I will allow the Senator some degree of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will allow the Senator some latitude, but he should tread carefully.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Be very careful now, Minister. This committee has never interfered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If members have to be careful, then equally the Minister does as well. We already had correspondence on this and made it clearly evident to his Department that we have never interfered as a committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would like the Minister to clarify on that point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It never went there. I would ask the Minister to respect that particular point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would ask at this point for the Senator to make his point. We need to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It certainly is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State will be aware we have been corresponding as well with DAA on foot of Michael O’Leary’s comments to our committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Any positive comments on Shannon Airport are always welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There was a bit of turbulence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will they report back to the Minister? When will the review be concluded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Maybe the committee can follow up on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will make a few key points. We are doing a review on national aviation. We welcome the fact that the regional airports programme is being reviewed. As regards increasing passenger numbers from 1 million to 3 million, is that the prerogative of an individual state?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is something I would very much promote. I cannot speak for the rest of the committee but it strikes me as a tool that could be utilised. The committee visited Schiphol Airport recently. It is considering noise. The Minister, Deputy Ryan, referred to another aspect in this regard. Do the Ministers foresee any situation in which the number of flights coming into Dublin Airport would be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, my question is very straightforward. Does the Department of Transport or the Minister envisage any situation where they would seek to cap the numbers flying into Dublin Airport?