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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Going back to Deputy Crowe's point, there might be scope for AirNav Ireland being based outside of Dublin. I do not know whether that has been decided or whether it will stay in the same building as the IAA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Exactly. Ms Hynes is remaining as the chairperson of the IAA and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Is it intended that Ms Hynes will be the chairperson-designate of the new IAA with its staff of 125 or is that a separate position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: The Bill dealing with AirNav Ireland is coming through the Seanad. When is it likely, or when is it hoped, that the split will take place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I did not get a lot of time and I am trying to finish. There are two further points I want to raise that are very relevant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Just to make the point-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Hold on now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Okay. We are interviewing the chairperson-designate of a company that will no longer exist in three or four months' time. However, that is beside the point. When the chairperson of the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, appeared before the committee, he made the point that the level of charges the airport was allowed to levy was based on the fact it was dealing with up to 32 million passengers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: To conclude, I thank Ms Hynes for performing her role as chairperson since January. She is hoping the position will no longer be there from early in 2022. Perhaps there is scope for her to be involved with either one of the new companies, which I hope will be the case. I thank her for her service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It was not as long as that taken by the first member to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Ms Bolger is very welcome, as is Mr. Laverty. I am relatively new to this committee but I was in the Chair in the Seanad back in 2017 when the price increase was approved. I remember listening to the Minister at the time saying how important it was. It was a substantial increase but it has been shown to have been necessary as the company may have been facing a real viability crisis at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Perhaps we could get a list of services that Ms Bolger feels that An Post can deliver, some of which we may not have even thought about. I ask her to supply us with a list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Until I read the opening statement, I was not familiar with that service. I am glad I know about it now but An Post may have a job to do in terms of making others aware of it. As I said, An Post is a really strong and trusted brand. People might be wary of companies offering retrofitting loans but would be much more comfortable with loans that are guaranteed and resourced by An Post.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Ms Bolger. The cards that An Post gave out during the pandemic allowing people to write to others for free went down really well with people generally but particularly with older people. They missed that human connection, when they were not able to see their grandchildren in person and so on and the card was a really nice touch. It was very well done and I commend whoever thought...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I send my sympathies and best wishes to the Ceann Comhairle, who has Covid. I hope he is not affected too badly by it. I will continue on the theme Senators Conway, Carrigy, Fitzpatrick and others referenced on Covid and next month. Here we are on 23 November and the month of December is traditionally the most important for the licensed trade and hospitality business, at between 2.5 and...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I wish to comment briefly on this. If I do not do so now in respect of amendment No. 18, amendment No. 19 will have been discussed. I will move amendment No. 19, but I will speak to it now. The amendments are similar in nature and are grouped together. I was a member of a local authority for 12 and a half years and many Members were members of local authorities for various periods of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 9, to delete lines 13 to 17 and substitute the following: “ “(1B) Where a planning authority receives an application for permission to which section 32A(1) applies it shall-- (a) notify the elected members of the planning authority of the making of the application, of where the application is available for inspection, and of such other...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I propose to withdraw the amendment based on the Minister's comments.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Now.

Seanad: Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 Air Accident: Statements (18 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Hear, hear.