Results 9,161-9,180 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: To highlight a slight difference of emphasis, the Irish Aviation Authority regulates all of the Ryanair flights in terms of safety no matter where they are and their pilots and all of that, whereas the Commission for Aviation Regulation looks after the Irish operations only. That is a significant difference. The IAA has a much greater responsibility. I do not mean that rudely. It is a key...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I call on the witnesses to answer those questions in whatever order they wish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Is Deputy O'Keeffe happy with those answers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is a matter for the pilots to express.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is not a fair question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I do not think it is appropriate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy can ask the pilots that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: On Ms Mannion's answer, and it backs up what Deputy Munster's point, would it be ideal if there was the same response across all European countries, specifically in relation to protocols when cancellations occur, that wherever the strongest legislation for consumers or airline passengers exists it should be the universal policy of the European Commission? The EU Commissioner will come before...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Or stronger legislation. The weakness that I see is that if my flight does not go ahead, I might face other complications as I might have booked holiday accommodation. The same consumer rights may not apply universally and may not be the same across Europe. I raised this question in debate with one of the organisations as an issue to be dealt with.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: They are interpreted differently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: The ability to vindicate the rights of the consumer varies in different jurisdictions. This point is key to how we deal with the situation in the future. Is there a more effective way from the consumer point of view of dealing with a problem in the United Kingdom? I do not know the entity that does it. Are there different entities that deal with different aspects of the issues so that we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I cannot hear Mr. Hodnett too clearly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Is there any agency that has them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps that is where we need to look.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: The point is that Ryanair did not notify the Commissioner for Aviation Regulation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will intervene here. I think Captain O'Connor wished to reply. Then I will take Deputy Mick Barry's questions. However, I think we know what everyone is saying here, if that is fair enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I want to be fair to everyone. In fairness to him, Deputy Barry has been waiting for a long time. If Deputy Munster would like to come back in at the end-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness, Deputy Munster, his answer was very clear. I call Deputy Barry and then we will hear from Deputy Bríd Smith.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ryanair Service Provision: Commissioner for Aviation Regulation and Irish Aviation Authority (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I do not wish to interrupt any Deputy but I do not know if it is appropriate to use the word "bogus". I am not stopping the Deputy from saying what he is saying but we have to be responsible in what we are saying. If the Deputy is saying that people are self-employed, that is fine. However, I do not know what he means when he uses the word "bogus".