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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of the meeting today is to consider the extreme delays recently experienced by passengers at Dublin Airport and the detailed plans and solutions of the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, to address this. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Dalton Philips, chief executive officer, CEO, of the DAA, who is accompanied by Mr. Gary McLean, deputy managing director, Dublin Airport; Ms Catherine...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: You might give a quick outline for the public.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Can you give a summary of your plan in terms of extra staff, so that the public will know what is being put in place?
- 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?