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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: As a committee, we have just asked that there be a sense of urgency about this.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is pretty straightforward. Obviously, we will need more energy-efficient and carbon-efficient vehicles but the bottom line at the moment is that we want to ensure that those businesses will be around to do it. The highest cost for those in the haulage business is the cost of fuel. It is very simple. Obviously, there are also labour costs but, for those who drive the trucks, the highest...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate that but the Minister of State has a formal meeting next week. Does she expect, dare I say it, white smoke?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it fair to say that there are meetings between the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Ryan, in the Department of Transport and the Minister for Finance to find a solution to these problems?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is great. I welcome that. I thank the Minister of State and her officials for attending and for engaging with the committee. As we have now completed our consideration of the Supplementary Estimates for Vote 31 and programme A of Vote 29, the clerk will send a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Message to Dáil (25 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Transport and Communication has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications and Vote 31 - Transport.

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: In the time I have, I want to deal with a couple of items relating to Limerick. They come under the headings of testing and University Hospital Limerick, UHL. On the testing side, we have a testing centre in Ballysimon on the Ballysimon Road and RocDoc in Shannon is also being used. This morning you could not an appointment in Ballysimon. Later today you could not get an appointment...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will take up the point raised by the Chair about the review of the banking system. What is the Governor's perspective on the issue of post offices and credit unions and what role does he see them fulfilling? Both have good networks. Post offices are under pressure. An Post has already gone into banking to some extent, but the credit unions not as much. We have had an incomplete...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would appreciate that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Moving away from inflation slightly, I wish to discuss insurance. We are getting many queries on the ground about the lack of availability of insurance cover. This has to do with licences because, to operate in this jurisdiction, a provider must go through the Central Bank. Has the Central Bank received many applications from people to set up as insurance companies? How will that market...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: No apologies have been received. Our first session an engagement with the chairperson designate of the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, Ms Rose Hynes. The purpose of the meeting is to engage with the chairpersons designate of the IAA and An Post, discuss their strategic priorities for their roles and their views on the challenges currently facing their organisations. For this session, on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there anything in law that requires this navigational equipment within the cockpit Mr. Ó Conghaile is talking about being in compliance and integrated with the IAA's mapping because that is what Mr. Ó Conghaile is implying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there a lacuna in the regulations of the law between the mapping the IAA is required to provide legally and the equipment that is used at night to navigate within the cockpit of a plane? Is there a lacuna there that it does not require to be in compliance with the IAA's maps?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would it be good standard that the equipment should be integrated with the State mapping? Are the IAA's the blueprint in terms of flight paths for planes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Many flights are at night, however. I am an ordinary person looking at this matter. Mr. Ó Conghaile is telling us that the IAA's mapping had all the features defined on the maps. That is a given, and everyone accepts that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Within the equipment, though, there was a failure to identify the particular features where the crash took place. As an ordinary person looking at this situation, I am going to say that there is a lacuna. It follows, as clearly as night follows day, that the same type of safety procedures should be in place, based on the IAA's mapping, at night as during the day. I thought that would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will have to conclude-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Deputy to be brief, because I have a lot of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will allow the to Deputy conclude on this point. Other members can come in on it as well if they wish. Several other members wish to ask questions too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr Ó Conghaile and call Senator Horkan.