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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: On the numbers the airlines and DAA are reporting, is the IAA seeing an increase or decrease? Do they specify the category of complaint?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Would the IAA think of taking a sample or auditing some of the complaints of the DAA or the airlines to make sure they are being resolved to satisfaction? If the IAA is only getting numbers, it really does not know-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: A sample.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: The IAA goes through a sample of the complaints.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Has it noticed any particular issues or trends with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Okay. How often would the IAA have applied that penalty in the past year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: For the whole year, it has met every single wait time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I thank Dr. Corcoran. In the few seconds I have left, I want to ask about the ICAO and the EASA audits. Have any particular issues been identified and what is the IAA doing to address those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I thank the witnesses. If and when they come in again, I think it would a good idea if AirNav came at the same time. It can be difficult to always understand who has the responsibility. I appreciate there was a change a couple of years ago. Both coming in together would be a good idea, Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the dates on which his Department received a request from EirGrid for an increase in the rate of a deferred personal pension for the Éirgrid pension increment for retired employees which is payable to former employees who have retained membership of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40122/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the dates on which EirGrid requested increases in payments under the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40123/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the dates that the relevant Minister approved the deferred pensions rate increase the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees with the consent of the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40124/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the dates that the relevant Minister approved the increases in pension payments for the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees with the consent of the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the effectiveness of the toll rebate scheme for licensed hauliers, in light of reports that operators are not receiving actual rebates due to excessive bureaucracy and red tape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38998/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to reduce the administrative burden associated with the toll rebate scheme for hauliers; if he will engage directly with the IRHA to simplify the process and remove unnecessary barriers to access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has assessed the disproportionate cost burden on Fingal-based hauliers, who often must use multiple tolled routes such as the M1 and M50 daily; if more tailored or automatic rebate mechanism could be introduced for operators in key logistics corridors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39000/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if reforms are planned to better support hauliers in light of rising operating costs, labour shortages and fuel concerns;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39001/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 407. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the SME unit; if not yet implemented, the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the primary capitation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38806/25]