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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. Nos. 304 and 304(a) is an email and briefing attachment from Ms Cait Hayes regarding "The external dimension of EU tourism policy". It is proposed to note this correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 305 is a letter from Deputy Eamon Ryan on the MetroLink proposals which we have discussed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Turning to EU scrutiny matters, which the committee considered both earlier today and at its meeting last week, we will consider items under schedule A. On COM (2018) 275, it is proposed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with this proposal and that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. On COM (2018) 286, it was agreed that there are no subsidiarity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The clerk to the committee is saying that he received that yesterday and did not get time to put it on the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We can have it next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely, I agree with that. I have been in communication with them as well. It has further implications. It is a question of whether only voluntary bodies will be able to submit tenders for the contract, as opposed to commercial entities along with voluntary bodies. The issue there is that commercial companies are employed by voluntary bodies to perform the work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: They are concerned that they may lose contracts. That is an important issue. It will be officially on the agenda next week.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: The committee will now consider proposals for a second runway at Dublin Airport and for noise regulation legislation. In this regard, I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and his officials. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to...

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister. I wish to clarify that there is an extant planning permission dating from before EU Regulation 598/2014 came in, which, if and when it were implemented, without this EU regulation, would mean that there would be significant restrictions in the operation of aircraft before 7 a.m. or after midnight. That was a decision of An Bord Pleanála. In summary the Minister...

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: The point is that the appeal process will go back to An Bord Pleanála which has decided on it prior to this EU regulation coming in.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: However, I presume it will be challenged legally.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: I just wanted clarity on that.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: There has to be a first stage, separate from the appeal.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: How many flights are there between those times?

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: When will the recruitment process commence?

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: In anticipation of the legislation being passed, it is wise that it would know exactly what staff it needs in terms of its skills base and knowledge.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: There would have to be significant mitigation in regard to people who have reasonable objections as well. It cannot be that we are implementing this and that is it. There is due process and if it can be mitigated it should be. That is the key point.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: The national interest comes first but residents and others are entitled to mitigation and full and independent consideration of their objections notwithstanding the overriding and overarching policy issue.

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)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is of course. I call Deputy Troy.