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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: I propose that we include that on the agenda for September's meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: The correspondents have asked for September.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: I propose that the committee discuss the matter during the first sitting in September, and that the committee invite representatives from LocalLink to hear their views on the restructuring.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: There are concerns around it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: In his statement the Minister said he had felt it made sense to have the Irish Aviation Authority as the airport noise regulator. I am curious as to why he thought that was a good idea when there were already serious questions about the independence of the authority. There was to be a process to separate the two main functions of the authority and bring the safety regulations under the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: As I said to the Minister earlier, when he said in his statement that he felt it made sense for the IAA to be appointed as the airport noise regulator, he cannot blame people for being concerned now if his thoughts on that proved to be wrong, given the legal advice that stated that the appointment of the IAA could have been subject to legal challenge. It is now widely felt he then appointed...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: The Minister did not provide an update on the process of separating the safety regulation from the IAA to bring it under the Commission for Aviation Regulation. There was a process under way. I seek an update on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: I was fearful that the Minister had originally said he thought it made sense for the IAA to be the noise regulator, but the advice was that that would have been open to legal challenge. I have asked how we can have confidence that the Minister now feels it should be Fingal County Council which has no obvious or specific expertise in this specialised area other than the in-house expertise any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: It is only 8%, but 8% of any local authority's budget is a substantial amount.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: Fingal County Council's point of view might be that being in receipt of such funding meant that it was not entirely independent in its decision-making.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: That is not what I said. I said it gives one a feeling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: That is not to say every local authority has been appointed as the competent authority as Fingal County Council has. That is the difference.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: It comes back to the fact that the Minister originally felt it made sense to appoint the IAA, but that was the wrong decision.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Agreements: Motion (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: On page three of the Minister's statement, he mentioned the formal procedures on the Irish side having been delayed until now, and the text of the Ireland-UAE air service agreement having been agreed at official level in 1995. What was the cause of such delay in bringing about the formal procedures?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Agreements: Motion (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: What is the reason for it now as opposed to other years? Is there anything in particular that would have-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Agreements: Motion (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: I was just curious given the timeframe between the two. The Minister also said Ireland lifted its visa requirement for UAE citizens wishing to visit Ireland from January 2018. How unusual is that? What was the reason for it?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Agreements: Motion (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: Yes, to find out the reasoning behind it.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Agreements: Motion (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: I was just curious.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing positions in St. Mary's Hospital, Dublin Road, Drogheda and in the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [31129/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (11 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to staff the increased 100 bed facility committed to for St. Mary's Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [31130/18]