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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?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Philips is in this business and a guarantee should be forthcoming.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: How did it happen?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Why does Shannon Airport have these C3 scanners when the DAA does not?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator has a limited amount of time. Will the witnesses deal with his question?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I am on the roster myself so just a couple of things. For the public looking in at the moment Mr. Philips, if they turn up Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday to Dublin Airport to get a flight, what will be the situation? How long will they be queuing outside terminal 1 or terminal 2? How long do you anticipate it will take for them to get through their airline and then from the airline...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Philips expecting people to be queuing outside terminal 1 and terminal 2?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I have looked at the weather forecast. Tomorrow there is rain from 2 p.m. onwards. On Friday there is rain forecast on the airport's early morning flights between midnight and 1 p.m. The rest of the weekend at the moment seems okay. If it is raining outside terminal 1 and terminal 2 what is Mr. Philips going to tell his passengers?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: What are the other areas?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: If it is raining will people be out in the rain?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: That is dreadful. Just looking at that on a human level, right-----

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the DAA to address that. Secondly, I have seen its plan and I have a few quick questions. Where are the 40 people who are extra security staff coming from? What is their make-up?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: How many of the 40 are trainees?