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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: I do not know of a proposal to toll the road.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: I understood the Deputy was suggesting it would be tolled.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: The Deputy makes a fair point. While I have never heard a proposal for a toll, if any such proposals are made to me-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: While I take the Deputy's point, I am not aware of any such proposal. I have never heard any suggestion of a toll or a charge of that sort being imposed and I have no plans to introduce one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: The sense of urgency to which I referred has been met by a sense of urgency across the board. It is unfair to suggest that is not the case. A huge amount of the resources of Government-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: I will come to that. It is appropriate first that I address this issue. A huge amount of the resources of Government and the Civil Service have been adjusted and refocused on Brexit. The workings and debates have been refocused on that issue. I have been involved in a huge amount of activity to do with Brexit. The Deputy said that I have not met any of my ministerial colleagues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: The Deputy is correct. I met Mr. Chris Grayling, the Minister for Transport in the UK. I also met the Swedish Transport Minister. I have been in touch with and have met Mr. Chris Hazzard from Northern Ireland. I have had some very productive meetings with all of those people. They were meetings of some importance. I do not propose to go chasing around all 27 member states meeting...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: I will answer that question in a moment. It was useful to meet them all. In terms of what was discussed----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: It was correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: The position, as set out in the reply to the parliamentary question, was the case at that time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: Since then, I have met the UK and Swedish Ministers for Transport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: I pay tribute to Deputy Troy because much of my engagement arose out of him asking these questions. I previously thought that type of engagement was a bad use of my time, but I was wrong. It was useful for me to engage and to be able to report to the committee on my discussions with Mr. Grayling and the Swedish Transport Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: I do not propose to travel around Europe meeting all 27 of my counterparts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: It is important that I meet the key stakeholders and hear what they have to say, although one does not have to have a meeting with Michael O'Leary to hear what he has to say. He has publicly stated his views on Brexit on many occasions. I have met Mr. Stephen Kavanagh of Aer Lingus formally. I also met him informally on various occasions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: We discussed Brexit. I met the chief executive of the DAA formally and I have met him informally on other occasions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: We discussed Brexit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: The answer is that I have met all of the people the Deputy mentioned. Brexit has been on the agenda on all those occasions. I do not recall meeting Mr. Pat Byrne formally. I do not wish to mislead the Deputy. I certainly met Michael O'Leary formally at his office and we discussed Brexit. I have met the head of the DAA formally and we discussed, among other things, Brexit. I have met Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: The Deputy, in answering his last question, is incorrect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: On the regional airports, I have met the stakeholders of Waterford Airport on two or three occasions. The Government is committed to the regional airports which, if they are within the restrictions imposed by EU rules, will continue to get funding. However, if they are in the breach of the rules, they will not get funding. I visited Farranfore Airport in Kerry. I have not been to Ireland...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Shane Ross: No, I have not. On the UK landbridge issue, the Deputy is right to point out that it is extremely serious. The important aspect is that it is being done in a thorough and very formal way. That is in recognition of our need to have a fully researched piece of work on what exactly the effect would be and to have it completed in time before the negotiations start. Such research cannot be...