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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: The next three questioners are Senator Harte, Deputy Griffin and Deputy McHugh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I clarify that the clerk to the committee is examining the possibility of reconvening the meeting at 2.30 p.m. if we can get a room. He is working on that. Deputy Tom Fleming, who is a member of the committee, has agreed to chair the meeting if it can be reconvened. I will not be available at 2.30 p.m., the Chairman has suffered a bereavement and the Vice Chairman is not available, but...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I invite Mr. Mullen to respond at this point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: That is noted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I am trying to be fair to everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: You have said "finally" three times now, Deputy, so this is final. I want to be fair to everyone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I am conscious that long speeches are eating up your colleagues' time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I call Deputy Tom Fleming.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: Do the witnesses wish to reply to the first three contributions before I take any more?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: No, Deputy, there are other speakers. Ten people have signalled their intention. You can come back in if we have time. The next group is made up of Deputy McConalogue, Deputy Spring and Senator Sheahan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr. John Dallat, MLA, who is accompanied by Alderman Maura Hickey, Deputy Mayor of Coleraine, and Councillor Orla Beattie, member of Limavady Borough Council. I have 13 speakers offering and will take them in groups of three, starting with Deputies Noel Harrington, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Tom Fleming, in that order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: With the agreement of members I ask the clerk to the committee to liaise with the Chairman to schedule the hearing as soon as possible. I thank the Irish Aviation Authority for their attendance. I acknowledge the presence of people in the Public Gallery who are affected by this. I assure the committee we will revert to this in the near future. We take on board the suggestions made by the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: Representatives from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Irish Coast Guard will brief the committee on the future of the Irish Coast Guard in light of the value for money review conducted by Fisher Associates. I welcome Mr. Maurice Mullen, assistant secretary at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Chris Reynolds, Mr. Eugene Clonan and Mr. Gerry Smullen of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I would like Mr. Maurice Mullen from the Department to make a brief opening comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I can understand the IAA position. In fairness to the people tied up in this, we might be rushed today because the committee started later than normal and must finish earlier. In the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, I propose that the committee revisit the issue as soon as possible in order to carry out a full investigation of what happened and, as noted by other speakers, to put...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: There have been a number of proposals. In the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, it has been agreed by the committee to undertake a full forensic investigation as to what happened here. With the agreement of the clerk and the Chairman, we hope time will be scheduled as soon as possible for meetings on the matter. I hope committee and non-committee Members will be invited to attend...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: The IAA might reply to that before we conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I ask Senator O'Donovan to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: With regard to the Waterford training college, I am surprised there was no bonding, whether it was a requirement or not, because based on the costs associated with fulfilling the training criteria and having spoken to a parent of the one of the students, I found it remarkable that the regulatory authority did not have a protection system in place for people being trained to join the aviation...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)
Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome Mr. Eamonn Brennan, chief executive officer of the Irish Aviation Authority, who is here to advise the joint committee on new rules for pilots proposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, and to answer questions on the recent closure of the Pilot Training College, Waterford. I draw attention to the fact that, by virtue of 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses...