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- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: I will give the Chairman a kind of timeframe. The common European traffic light approach was agreed at a meeting of the European Council and now it is up to individual member states to work on their own testing regimes. That is why, following that decision and yesterday's Cabinet meeting, we have agreed the policy approach. From midnight tonight, those coming from green list countries to...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: That is our national deadline for ourselves.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: No.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: The detail will come from the senior technical group, which will meet every two weeks on this matter.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: The Departments of Transport, Health and Foreign Affairs. Obviously, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation will be involved-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: -----given that this will affect foreign direct investment, FDI, and tourism.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that it is in the process of being established.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: This was agreed at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. All of this work is happening quickly. The Chairman has outlined the situation regarding midnight tonight, green status and no restrictions. Currently, the test is validated in the member state. If someone is travelling from France, for example, its validated test is recognised by the health authorities in France. That will be deemed...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: The Department. The only validated test recognised in Ireland is the PCR test, unless something has happened since we came into this committee room. The PCR test is the gold standard. My understanding is that if people travel from another EU member state to Ireland, they will have to take a test that is recognised within that member state and certified by a credible entity. Many member...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: This will be a Government decision. Obviously, we will consult the Department of Health and our health officials and get the best health advice. None of us wants the virus being brought to Ireland and causing more issues. We must protect our testing regime. This is about instilling confidence in passengers who want to travel. No one will travel if he or she does not have faith in our...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: Having everything rolled out will depend on testing capacity. Realistically, we will not have everything rolled out across Dublin Airport and the regional airports within two weeks, but we will have a-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: My understanding is that no antigen test is rapid. I can understand-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: I cannot give the Chairman a commitment that it will be done within two weeks. I do not know if a second type of test will be validated in that time. There is more than just the antigen test. Work on validating the LAMP test is happening, and other types of test that are under consideration could come on board. All of these issues, including rolling out the infrastructure, are being...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: This is the Minister's area, but the A5 project is within the programme for Government and is a definite commitment. There has been considerable North-South engagement on transport, for example, cross-Border rail and bus services, interbus agreements and the protocol around same, and ensuring we will not have a lack of connectivity post Brexit. After the end of the transition period, a UK...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: That is part of the July stimulus. This has come up when I met a lot of the county's executives. I would say: "Please roll them out fast." There are also many local authorities which are able to carry out these works by the end of November and there are calls asking if any funding is left over. I am speaking frankly. What I will say is there is legislative provision in place that would...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: My officials might say that they are well under way and works are advanced.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: There is no date but it is happening within the next few months.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020) Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the committee members for their time.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (20 Oct 2020)
Hildegarde Naughton: I assure the Deputy that this Government is fully committed to our airports and especially to airports like Ireland West which facilitates tourism and economic development for the entire region. Like many of our small airports, Ireland West Airport Knock plays a key role in making the region accessible in that context. The Government is acutely aware of the effects Covid-19 is having an all...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (20 Oct 2020)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Deputy Calleary for providing me with the opportunity to speak about the impact of Covid-19 at Ireland West Airport Knock and, in particular, with regard to the decision of Ryanair to reduce its services. Like all airports, Ireland West Airport Knock has been fully exposed to the intense decline in global aviation activity and, unfortunately, the decline has been further...