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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: My question is slightly different. The strategic framework for investment in land transport went to public consultation and was brought to Cabinet for formal approval afterwards. I cannot see how this can be approved by Cabinet without first going to public consultation. Can it go to public consultation and go through a normal process with the Minister bringing it to Cabinet for its formal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am not questioning the merits of the document; I am questioning the process. The process would be that it would go out to public consultation to get public feedback prior to it being approved by Cabinet. I am considering a process and it is important that when the national development plan is finalised, the key investment criteria by which it is underpinned in terms of the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will it be brought to the Minister after the public consultation? Will it be brought to Cabinet for approval prior to the finalisation of the national development plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I regard it as very important. Will the Minister commit to bringing it to Cabinet prior to the finalisation of the national development plan, NDP? When the reviewed version of the NDP comes out, and we all want it to be enhanced, it has to be underpinned by an investment appraisal criteria within the Minister's Department that is approved by Cabinet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that but will the Minister be brining it back to Government after the public consultation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will move on to matter of the Shannon Group chair. We very much welcome the Minister's engagement with stakeholders and Oireachtas Members. The post is important. Shannon Airport is at a crucial juncture. When does the Minister anticipate that a new chair will be appointed to the Shannon Group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The urban rail network, which involves the Limerick metropolitan area, the Shannon strategy and transportation strategies, will undergo further review. The Minister might indicate the funding and timeframe involved in terms of the use of the existing rail network in Limerick city, which I am very enthusiastic about. How will that feed into the process? The Minister spoke about road...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the Deputy satisfied?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Or Shannon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: They are not mutually exclusive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise to Senator Craughwell. I got my wires crossed with regard to sequencing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am sure Michael O'Leary will welcome that comparison.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: There was a specific question on the Leap card.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is good to see the Minister setting a deadline anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Minister deal with the interconnector issue now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister must conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Senator Buttimer wish to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We got a briefing from the Department of Transport about the amendments that were coming through on e-scooters and e-bikes. It did not appear to include anything to do with scramblers, so maybe the Minister will provide a bit of clarity around that area. Does that make sense?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: When there is an opportunity to do so, maybe the Department will update this committee. It dealt with the e-bikes and e-scooters but not scramblers, and it was a question that Deputy O'Rourke had brought up in the committee.