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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I remind members to switch off their mobile phones as they can affect the broadcasting and recording equipment in the committee room. I would like to raise one item in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The minutes of the meetings of 12 and 19 December 2018 have been circulated. Are they agreed to? Agreed. Before we commence the main business of the meeting, I wish to deal with a number of items of correspondence. No. 2019/373 is a letter received from the Journal Office regarding the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulations Bill which will be the subject of a meeting after this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It will be at 1.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes. We have received correspondence from Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh which is to be added to our annual work programme. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 2019/380 is an email from the Clerk of the Seanad attaching the tenth report of the Committee of Selection. I propose to note it. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 2019/381 is an email from Mr. Darren Clarke, private secretary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It was agreed before Christmas and this matter has been added to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes. We will go through the matters we agreed. The FAI is one of those. We can look at this again after that. We will consider any requests. No. 2019/386 is an email from Ms Rea Walshe, corporate affairs and licensing director of the FAI. It is proposed to note this item and schedule it for a meeting on 20 February. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 2019/387 is an email advising me of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: On 20 February at 1.30 p.m. The Senator will be there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, it was received today and will be discussed next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we commence our main business, on behalf of members of the committee, I welcome Senator Mark Daly who joins us as a new member. We look forward to working with him during the remainder of the current Dáil. I pay tribute to Senator Ned O'Sullivan, who Senator Daly is replacing, and record our appreciation for his contribution to the work of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the corporate governance framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I apologise to the witnesses for the delay arising from our discussion of correspondence. I welcome from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Mr. Graham Doyle, Secretary General, Mr. Ray O'Leary, assistant secretary, Mr. Kenneth Spratt, assistant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I propose that we proceed with questions in our usual manner, starting with representatives of Fine Gael, to be followed by the representatives of Fianna Fáil of Sinn Féin and then independent members and members of other parties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I invite Deputy Munster and then Senator Mark Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will go to Senator Mark Daly and then go to the Department officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have agreed that the Minister will deal with all of the issues relating to Brexit. We will have a special meeting on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Governance is certainly a different issue and there is no problem there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: On that point, I want to be fair to everybody. I appreciate that, as a member of the committee, Senator Daly is entitled to ask his questions, and while there is no issue whatsoever of raising questions around the risk register and it is not a matter of stopping a question, I am trying to keep all Brexit related questions for the meeting later on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to get this right. I want to ensure that the Senator's risk resister questions are answered, but at the same time, I am very conscious that the Department is under the direction of the Minister who is not here. We will be having a special meeting on that. If that is fair to the Senator and to the officials, that is what I want to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I just want to get it right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I imagine he would.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I hear the Senator.