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

Kieran O'Donnell: That is significant difference.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: One is over 18 months and the €10 million one is over 12 months. That is in 2023. That is great. It is good to hear that. What about the process by which to draw it down?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: This will apply purely to the self-employed contract category of postmasters.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: How will they claim? How will the process work?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: How long does the Minister of State anticipate it will take to get state aid approval? Has this been submitted to the European Commission?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Tuesday.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: As for getting down to negotiations and discussions with An Post and the IPU, I presume the Department, An Post and the IPU will sit down and come up with how people would apply. How long will that take?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Will an implementation group be set up? What will be the mechanism by which it will be agreed how it will be allocated?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Are they being worked on?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a matter of sooner rather than later. The Minister of State is going to the IPU conference. Is that this week?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: The big issue, as the Minister of State will be aware, is that the pandemic payment finishes at the end of the year. The postmasters must give six months' notice to An Post if they decide to retire. Many of them will want to make a decision at the end of June. It is extremely important that the Department give some outline as to how the scheme will work and, generally, the level of...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: It was a constructive and productive meeting. There are a number of factors and we would ask the Minister of State to follow up on that. If the weather is bad, there can be people queueing outside T1 and T2 in the rain, which is unacceptable for us as a committee. We ask the Minister of State to follow-up. We made it quite clear to Dalton Philips, the CEO, and his colleagues in the...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: We have asked them to be proactive. All going well, it will be okay at the weekend. People will be queueing but, hopefully, not for an inordinate length of time and they will get their flights. However, if there is any question at all that this is running into serious trouble very early or at any stage, passengers and the general public will not accept anything like what happened last...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: There is also the future plan on the summer schedule.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: We will conclude. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, and her official, Ms O’Hora. As I mentioned, the joint committee will be meeting An Post on 15 June and we will be closely monitoring progress in regard to the An Post network. We will follow up with the Minister of State to get some outline of what is due to be in place by the end of June. It is critical to ensure...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When we have debates, they need to deal with the issues of the day. The burning issue for the public at the moment is that of the delays at Dublin Airport. For future reference, it is critical that any Minister coming in would address many other issues but would also address the issues of the day. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has had to leave the Chamber, but I have no doubt the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (26 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 50. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expert team deployed to tackle crisis-levels of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick. [26980/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of this meeting is to engage with the chairs designate of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety and Shannon Group. The meeting will comprise two sessions. On behalf of the committee, I welcome to the first session the chair designate of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, Dr. Declan Bedford. I thank him for attending. We look forward to his opening presentation. Witnesses are...