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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. O'Leary reference back to his opening statement to link the presentation with the opening statement? That covers the opening statement itself, which is a document we have to publish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They will be very happy with you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The witnesses set out their views. Many members want to contribute, so I ask that they keep strictly to ten minutes and deal with the issues raised by Mr. O'Leary and Mr. Wilson.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about Kerry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Gerry Horkan has ten minutes and I will be strict with time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Lowry and Senator Buttimer have agreed to switch. Deputy Lowry is taking Senator Buttimer's place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will write to the authority on the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is my own slot now. I wish to pick up a couple of points. We have had the DAA in before. Since a new CEO has come in, we expect to bring the authority before us early in the new year. We will write to it about the issue of it having sufficient staff at both Christmas and next Easter. I had a quick look at the Ryanair statistics and in 2019, 86% of its traffic was coming through...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want to go into the policy. I want to put the counterargument on the long-haul flights outside of Europe. For a layperson looking in, the tax applies on inter-EU flights. If Ryanair flies outside the EU, for example, to Morocco, it does not apply. The long-haul airlines say they will not be competitive on an international scale with other airlines worldwide if the environmental tax is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It seems a reasonable argument.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What if it applied to everyone? I see the European Parliament voted in recent times that it should be extended. I presume this would be a European Commission decision. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What percentage of Ryanair flights are within the EU?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In essence, it is a European airline. Would that be a fair comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I know Mr. Wilson brought this up recently. Why, as an airline, has Ryanair not gone with the long-haul transatlantic model?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: On the ETS, Ryanair is not saying it will not pay it, but it basically wants it to be collected and distributed among all airlines.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Of the money that is raised, €140 million comes back to the Department of Transport and the Irish Government. With regard to the redistribution of that money, how would that assist Ryanair in getting to emissions reductions quicker?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will have the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, before us next week on this matter. If Mr. O’Leary were to prioritise what he wants in terms of actions and priorities under a new national aviation strategy, perhaps he might give them to me in ranked order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The ETS.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: On that final one, how does Mr. O’Leary believe the lower costs can be achieved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many people does Ryanair employ in Ireland and worldwide at this moment in time?