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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about Europe?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about transatlantic travel?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of the reopening of the aviation sector and announcements by the Government, when do we go past a point that is almost a date of no return for the aviation sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Walsh talking about July and August?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We now move to a Sinn Féin slot and I call Deputy O'Rourke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: If that is the case, because I have so many members offering I must pass and move to Senator Horkan. Is Deputy O'Rourke coming to today's meeting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will allow him to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Senator to conclude as his time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will now move to the Regional Group, who I inadvertently mixed up with the Independent Group, which I am now moving to correct. Deputy McNamara who has seven minutes, is substituting for Senator Craughwell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Walsh spoke about the Heathrow routes out of Shannon. Am I correct in saying that if one does not have a cabin crew based in Shannon itself, it is more difficult to run the early-morning flights? Is that a reasonable statement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is obviously easier, though.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We speak about certainty. There is that added certainty in having a cabin crew based in Shannon. Mr. Walsh will appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. It is a matter of opening up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We deem it a great honour that Mr. Walsh has come before us today. We have been doing much work on the aviation sector and we want to work to get it reopened as safely as possible. Mr. Walsh is a key component in that. We are delighted he took up the offer of appearing before us today. We hope this meeting will feed into Government policy and we will get common-sense, practical and safe...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I call Senator Jerry Buttimer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: And so say all of us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We previously engaged the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Holohan, on testing and the whole area of aviation. We have invited him to appear before the committee again and hope he accepts that invitation. How has the approach by the authorities here damaged Aer Lingus from a practical perspective? Mr. Walsh said he thought it was highly unlikely that US airlines would come back into Ireland...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What form did that take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: But Government-backed.