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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: With regard to Irish Rail's model, what kind of capacity must it reach to break even or make money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am referring to the normal course of events. Irish Rail has PSOs and so forth but, with the model-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The benchmark is 80%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Meade expects to be at that point by-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is expected to hit 80% by the end of the year. I am conscious that Mr. Meade has to go. We have six minutes. I assume the members are okay. I am sorry, did Deputy Lowry have a quick question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I might let Deputy Ó Cuív in and then, if Deputy Lowry wishes, he can-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Just before we conclude, I welcome Nina O'Connor, a transition year student on placement with Senator Horkan. It is great to see young people involved. I hope Senator Horkan is showing her the insider tricks of the trade. I thank Mr. Meade and his colleagues — Mr. Muldoon and Mr. Kenny — very much for attending to engage with the committee. I wish them well. We will have...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, and his officials to the meeting. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity outside the Houses either by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or engage in speech that might be damaging to the good...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order as it is not relevant to the technical provisions of the Bill but I will allow the members to speak on it.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is with regard to amendments Nos. 2 and 3.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: By way of clarification, the committee did carry out pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, but it is important to make that point.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would the Minister be at the point where it would be the production of the heads of Bill?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would the Minister lay out the process in terms of time? You have the Clinch report. When do you expect to be in a position to publish it?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When does the Minister expect that this committee will be in a position, as I expect members would like, to discuss the Clinch report with him, as Minister?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Following on from that, when will the Minister look to bring forward the substantive legislation on changes in structures and so forth? It is within the amendments, I am not casting any opinion here, it is just a process. When does the Minister anticipate he will be bringing it to Cabinet? When does he think this committee will be in a position to do the pre-legislative scrutiny on that?