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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Philips. I will now go to the members. The public are looking in, so we want to get answers from the DAA as to how this happened and how he is going to ensure the details of the plan will be put in place. I will give seven minutes. Members will have six minutes initially and then they will have a further minute. In the interests of getting the maximum use out of this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Our main focus today is the hundreds of thousands of passengers per day coming to Dublin Airport and the worries they have. I will take national aviation policy, which is as important, on another day but today our key focus is on people coming to the terminals. Deputy Duncan Smith has six minutes and I will give him one extra minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Was it too deep on the security checkers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have a very quick final question. The security checkers who were let go under a voluntary redundancy package numbered 248. Does Mr. Philips now accept that was too grave of a cut?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will now move to Deputy O'Rourke, who has six minutes and one additional minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If witnesses are to come in, I am conscious of time. Members have seven minutes in total so I want questions and answers to be direct so the public get the information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will move on to Deputy Cathal Crowe, who will have six minutes and one further minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many additional lanes? How many lanes were open in T1 and T2 last weekend?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, give me the number.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So six lanes were open out of how many? Is it 15?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many lanes are in T1?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have been told that there are 15 lanes in T1.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Are there only six lanes operated in T2?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, just give us the numbers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So half of the lanes if one has 12 lanes. Will the number increase to ten lanes in both T1 and T2 this coming weekend?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I shall let members take up this matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Can Mr. Philips guarantee that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: No. Can Mr. Philips guarantee that no-one will miss a flight over the weekend?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will cut to the chase. Is Mr. Phillips telling people who will travel both short-haul and long-haul, that if they arrive two and half hours before, and if they have baggage to add an extra hour, and if the flight is long-haul then the time is three and half hours so an extra hour and guarantee, that they will get their flights over the weekend?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why not a guarantee?