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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is amendment No. 4. Mr. Cullen can also discuss amendment No. 5, which relates to section 32.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Mr. Cullen to outline the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the fixed penalty much higher?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Cullen therefore believes that within the current system, there are not penalties for what I will not call misdemeanours but for lesser infringements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there a precedent for this in any other jurisdictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What has been the interaction of the IALPA with the Department and the Minister on this particular amendment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can we move now to the final amendment. This will mean that members will have some substance to deal with because this goes to the heart of the matter. The association brought it up today but perhaps our guest speakers can elaborate on section 32 and the timeframe for members who were not here .

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: In what sense?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can we deal with the final amendment, please? It is a very brief one but it is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What has been the association’s interaction with the Minister and his Department on this particular issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: On what?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will hand back now to members. I believe this gives complete context and I call now Deputy O’Rourke, to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, with the IAA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is no reason we cannot follow up on that with the IAA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can Mr. Cullen explain in layman’s terms what he is talking about here because we are drilling down to the peer support group? On that, the three to five years appears to be a reasonable request. I am not saying that the others are not but that is a very defined request. We are down then to the penalties and the peer support group. In layman's terms, why is IALPA so forceful in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. Cullen say that again and explain it in layman's terms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is this pervasive across the sector or is it just an issue in specific airlines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would say there has been good progress on one and some progress on the second, which related to stakeholders, and that further work is required on peer support, the penalties and section 32.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are here to assist. We have been very open with every side, as the witnesses will appreciate. We would have to consider the Deputy's proposal as a committee. What we really want to do is to move things forward. We will meet as a committee to decide what the best approach is. I will be guided by the members' wishes. The one thing that has come across today is that the witnesses are...