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

Kieran O'Donnell: With the figure be 80%?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Was every security checker who sought voluntary redundancy granted it?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Ryanair is providing that facility.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Do the witnesses have any request of the Department of Transport or the Government, which we can follow up on their behalf, to deal with the upcoming June bank holiday?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of the resources from tomorrow on, do the witnesses have anything further to ask of the Government?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Today's meeting was robust but constructive and I thank the delegates for attending. They have been very open to the discussion. It is not too harsh to say there was a cock-up in regard to the rostering at Dublin Airport last week. There were 17 trainees who had not been certified. That was the major source of the cock-up. Then there were the further 20 people who were absent, which...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there pressure on the 30 staff?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept all of that.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: The basics were not done last week. There were 17 trainees on duty.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Philips satisfied that the 30 staff who are on duty are certified?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Will the DAA undertake to communicate with the public in a heavy fashion from now on and certainly at this time? Will they commit that people will not get wet if it rains, there will be no queuing in terminal 1 or terminal 2 and the maximum wait will be one hour? We hope it may be lower-----

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

Kieran O'Donnell: If people are aware of the number of lanes that are open, they will know the level of staff the airport has available at any point in time. If 12 lanes are open in terminal 1, it will take an hour, more or less, to get through it. I ask that the DAA be very open with the public as to what the situation is this week. If there is a requirement in terms of other resources, will they come...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: However, there may be other issues it can assist with, which we ask the DAA to consider in the interest of ensuring customers at Dublin Airport this week have a pleasant experience and that what happened last week never happens again. We wish the authority well with the recruitment it plans to do. As we move into June, I ask that the witnesses come back to us for a further session at which...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Philips accept that last weekend was about the mismanagement of rostering? That was the key to it.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I take it Mr. Philips is confident passengers will be able to get their flights? Does he see any circumstances in which customers could miss flights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Horkan for chairing the meeting in my temporary absence. I thank the Minister of State and apologise for being delayed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Ó Murchú.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: How many lanes are there? Are there 15 lanes? The answer is black and white.