Results 3,081-3,100 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: This is the Minister's own fault, by the way.
- Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: I will be told when the bells stop and we will have to let the Minister go at that stage. We are nearly there.
- Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: We now have the deputy Chief Whip here. I will now put the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Ballyneety will be even better known after the Chairman's comment than it was before.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: It has worldwide reach. I thank Mr. Walsh for being here. He has an enormous level of expertise and involvement with not only Irish aviation but now world aviation. Having someone such as Mr. Walsh, who represents 82% of the world’s airlines, here in person, and the fact he has travelled from Geneva for that, is very much appreciated by all the committee and particularly by me. My...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: What is the nature of that issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Where are the blockages? Is it at an EU level or a world level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Is that through EUROCONTROL or is it a wider issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Does that need to be at the level of EU transport Ministers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: As a committee, we will visit Schiphol, Rotterdam and The Hague airports tomorrow. What we are told is happening in Amsterdam is the Dutch Government has put a limit on what can happen at Schiphol Airprot and, therefore, Rotterdam, The Hague and presumably other airports in the Netherlands will pick up the additional capacity that just cannot now use Schiphol. Some people are talking about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: It is damaging not just to Schiphol Airport but to the Netherlands generally and to Europe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: To nobody's real benefit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Dublin Airport is not just a base for Dublin but is the national hub, and more than 80% of the traffic that goes through Ireland and its seven international airports goes through Dublin. Where does Mr. Walsh foresee Dublin Airport's role in Irish aviation policy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: I am conscious of the fact people are trying to develop other airports as well. What scope, if any, is there to develop them? I do not mean at the expense of Dublin Airport, but how can we grow them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Manchester has a much larger catchment than we have and London has a huge catchment. Even if we did build the infrastructure, would the airlines come?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: The catchment is not large enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: As for Germany, Berlin is a much larger city than Frankfurt, but Frankfurt Airport is the hub.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: East, west and all the rest of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: What else can the Government or State do to improve aviation in Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)
Gerry Horkan: Are there specific things we need to watch out for? Mr. Walsh mentioned the environment. Are there challenges for Ireland and what should we be watching out for?