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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Well said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: You are right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I feel like I am in the dressing room for the All-Ireland Final.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Following the interventions of Deputies Carey, Dooley, the Chairman and iar-sheanadóir Ó Céidigh, we are ready to rock and roll. I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom fíorfháilte a chur roimh Phádraig Ó Céidigh. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis agus tá mo thacaíocht iomlán go mór aige mar chathaoirleach nua den bhord Shannon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Ó Céidigh referred to the pre-Covid situation and his aspiration for the period towards 2024. To be fair, he has been clear this morning. There is a clear demarcation between the chief executive and Mr. Ó Céidigh, as board chairman. How will the strategy that Shannon will operate post Covid bring in passengers, given the comments from Deputy Cathal Crowe and others...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I will conclude with an overarching point. I hope that Mr. Ó Céidigh, who was a member of the aviation recovery task force-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: -----that was set up by the former Minister, Shane Ross, can support our committee and the Government in having a recovery plan for our airports, including Cork, Dublin, Shannon, Galway and Knock. I have every confidence in Mr. Ó Céidigh. He comes to the position with experience, knowledge and sincerity. This has been a revealing meeting. I wish Mr. Ó Céidigh well in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I suggest that Cork Airport is included in the visit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: We could fly to Boston then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: My monitor might go because it is saying that the time for the meeting has nearly expired. I left the room to give the members a chance to stay in there. I thank Mr. Ó Céidigh for being here. It is incumbent on us to reflect on the discourse we had this morning. While it has been an engagement with the chair designate, as we have seen Mr. Ó Céidigh brings more than just...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (6 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House. He has had a busy morning. I watched him attending the meeting of the Joint Committee on Health. It is important we continue to pioneer reform. I commend him on the appointment of the two new chairs of Sláintecare. His presentation this morning to the committee is one we should reflect upon as opposed to some of the populist commentary we have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting my matter. The Minister of State is welcome to the House. As we emerge into a post-Covid-19 world, a traffic reinstatement support scheme for our airports is important, as is aviation recovery. Route development, reinstatement and retention is what I am referring to and, in particular, the need for financial supports to be given to our airports and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for her response, and in particular, the last line of her response in which she stated that her Department is open and assessing options for further supports. At the launch in Cork of the Ryanair base and new flights, Mr. Eddie Wilson remarked that Dublin Airport could see a fall in Ryanair passenger numbers by 35% next summer, as the DAA traffic recovery scheme...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend Senator McGreehan on her initiative. I am happy to change my tie to pink. I missed the memo.I ask the Cathaoirleach and Leader for a debate on foreign affairs in the coming weeks, in particular in light of our membership of the United Nations Security Council and given that we, as an island nation, share the values of peace and of upholding human rights and international law. It...