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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Advertising (6 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money spent by the National Transport Authority in each of the past eight quarters on leaflets; if they are satisfied that all of these leaflets were delivered and if not, the action that is being taken to remedy this. [49301/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (6 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if councillors will need a two thirds majority to alter the local property tax base rate changes in year two whereby the year one vote is included a two-year timeframe. [49299/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (6 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a service that will signpost people to their entitlements under social welfare, particularly for vulnerable groups such as older people. [49302/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (6 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 378. To ask the Minister for Health when an employee who is employed by (details supplied) based at University Hospital Limerick who worked all through Covid will receive the Covid recognition payment. [49298/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 379. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a funding stream available for those with medical devices that increase their electricity bills to support them in paying these. [49300/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have raised previously the matter of affordable housing. I want Part V to be in place as a condition of planning permission for all new estates from now on. It is currently the case that if land was bought before 31 July 2021 and planning permission for it granted before July 2021, there is no requirement to provide 10% affordable housing under Part V. I am not talking about luxury homes...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am talking about ordinary people who want to live in their communities.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is a serious problem. Many new estates currently being built have no 10% affordable provision under Part V.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cost of Living Issues (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons that are in receipt of illness benefit will receive a cost-of-living double payment and a €500 once-off lump sum announced in Budget 2023 for other payments. [48963/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of the meeting is for the joint committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise to our witnesses for the delay in starting our proceedings. We are having some technical difficulties. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss issues concerning Aer Lingus's flight booking and check-in services and IT systems. We are joined by representatives of Aer Lingus, including Ms Lynne Embleton, CEO, Mr. Donal Moriarty, chief corporate affairs officer, Mr. Peter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you, Ms Embleton. We will now go to members in the usual order. Members will have ten minutes initially and Deputy Lowry is first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is normally a backup, be it for a machine or an IT system. I find it incredible that a main service would go down and the backup service would go down as well. Was the backup service not tested to ensure that, if the main system went down, the backup was fit for purpose?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Moriarty saying that the backup is placing more capacity on the second line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was that because of the extra capacity that had been placed on the line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It just seems very coincidental. Is the backup service actually a backup service? There are two lines and one was operating at 100% capacity. At what capacity was the other line operating?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Let us assume it was 40%.