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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: What happens this weekend if the same thing happens in the exact same manner or a similar manner?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. O'Hanlon does not believe that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: When does the weekend begin? When will the new four-point plan kick in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I know members of Mr. Philips's staff have been on the public airwaves. It is important that through social media, the national airwaves and our media, the DAA communicates directly with people. I ask Mr. Philips to do that on a regular basis. I ask him not to communicate with people through this committee meeting. It is important that the DAA communicates with people. Mr. Philips's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Apologies for my lack of technical know-how but Mr. Philips said in his presentation this afternoon certain staff cannot open lanes or lines and only certain staff can open lines. I refer to points 33 and 34. Point 34 states: "Many of those 37 staff have particular clearances and certifications required to open and operate a lane ...".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that process being changed so we will not have that situation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay. I will conclude by saying two things. I thank the DAA representatives. I apologise but I have another meeting. Dublin Airport is a strategically important State asset, facility and service. It should have been classified accordingly. I believe, and Mr. Philips, to be fair, is right that nobody foresaw what was happening because I have gone through the newspapers and articles....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and commend her on the €30 million over three years to support and continue developing a sustainable post office network nationwide. The network is under pressure. Our committee has met and extensively dealt with postmasters and postmistresses. I thank them for their interactions with us. Regarding the interdepartmental report on Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State spoke about the social value that An Post and the post office network bring. What are her plans for the 900 post offices? How do we incentivise Mr. Murphy or Mrs. Murphy to take over a post office where the postmaster or postmistress is retiring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it the case that the Government is not closing post offices down but is trying to keep them open? When a post office is threatened with closure, its future is not just a Government activity. Surely, there must be bigger buy-in from the Irish Postmasters' Union and local communities, with local authorities and the Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: On that last point, is that the nub of the problem? The public - an gnáth duine, the citizen, and all of us living in our communities - are not thinking about or using our post office network in sufficient numbers. How do we make the public - men, women and children - use it? I remember going to school when we had post office stamps, which helped us to save. We then had TSB Bank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Please do not take this wrong way, but the citizens' assembly seems to be a port of call for every potpourri of issues. I have often thought about this. I have followed our committee's work and I appreciate the major effort the Minister of State has made to engage with An Post for which she deserves huge credit. Her last comment concerned getting the public to use the post office network....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The fundamental task we all have to collectively work to achieve is more people using the post office service. An interdepartmental group was set up to examine the feasibility of government services being moved over to the post office network. There was also an announcement today. I believe we need a citizens' assembly to discuss the future of the post office network because it is not just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I was not going to refer to Cork at all in this next question because I do not want to be too parochial. I appreciate the Minister of State has to wear the Ireland hat, despite the fact she is, like Deputy Carey, probably coming from the perspective of the west, as is the Chair, which is fair enough. Has the Minister of State, the Minister or the Government sat down with the airlines, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We gave them money as part of the pandemic response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We gave Aer Lingus money as part of the package. Surely the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, the Minister for Transport, the Minster of State or someone sat down with Aer Lingus and said "Hang on a second. Aer Lingus has not resumed a number of flights, for example, out of Cork". Has it been asked why? Will those flights come back? Emerald Airlines is taking over some of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I applaud the Minister of State, lest she think I am being critical of the role she played in ensuring that funding was given to Cork, Waterford, Knock and Shannon, for example. I thank her for that. Dalton Philips said today that the airports were losing €1 million a day. My point is that the Government, like the Government before it, is all about regional development and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry. I included Waterford Airport in my remarks as an example. I did not mean to refer to it in the context of getting funding but, rather, in the context of connectivity. I am happy to clarify those remarks for Deputy Shanahan. I know he is still hurting after the day below in Waterford, but they will rise again.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.