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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: 57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will liaise with Fáilte Ireland for the purposes of re-opening the Covid-19 adaptation fund; if she will support changes to the eligibility criteria of the scheme to allow for restaurants and cafes without a wine licence to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40526/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Michael Lowry and I welcome his substitute, Deputy Verona Murphy. Today's meeting will involve two sessions. The purpose of the first session is to engage with Ms Liz O’Donnell, Chair Designate of the Road Safety Authority, and Mr. Jerry Grant, Chair Designate of Dublin Port, to discuss the strategic priorities for their roles and hear their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Grant for keeping within the time. We have approximately 12 minutes left, so I propose to give each Member two minutes, which we will stick to rigidly. Fianna Fáil has the first slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will Ms O'Donnell look at this matter again? Will she undertake to see whether this matter can be re-examined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it a matter into which the RSA can look? It is something that, as a committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will Ms O'Donnell come back to us in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have some quick questions. We will deal with the port's chief executive in the next session but the lack of a vehicle booking system in Dublin Port is a major issue with hauliers. Is it a matter of which Mr. Grant is aware and will a system be put in place? I hope the answer is "yes" to both questions. Ms O'Donnell indicates an application relating to the capacity plan has been put in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it a priority for you as chairman of the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Has the plan been approved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will send a letter of support. This matter must be expedited as young people are paying high insurance costs because they cannot get driving tests. It is not viable to have nearly 100,000 people overall waiting for driving tests. Is Ms O'Donnell aware of the drug-driving issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have no doubt we will also invite Mr. Grant before the committee at some stage as well. I thank the witnesses for attending today and engaging with the committee. We wish them well in their new and continuing roles.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: On behalf of the committee, I would like to welcome Mr. Eamonn O'Reilly, chief executive of the Dublin Port Company and Mr. Michael Sheary, company secretary and chief financial officer of the Dublin Port Company. I also welcome Mr. Glenn Carr, general manager of Rosslare Europort, Mr. Barry Kenny, corporate communications manager of Iarnród Éireann and Mr. Pat Keating, chief...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Keating and all the witnesses for being concise. We will have plenty of questions to get through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will wholeheartedly endorse that as a committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will be doing some work around that as well. I take the Deputy's point on board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Some 84% of Ireland's container and trailer traffic goes through Dublin Port. Dublin Airport has a similar pre-eminence. We need to get more traffic to the regions through Shannon Foynes Port, the Port of Cork and Rosslare Europort. My first question is for Mr. Keating. How would building a rail link and a road from Limerick to Foynes affect the Shannon Foynes Port Company's container...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: What would be carried on the rail link?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: By how much would the capacity of the Shannon Port of Foynes Company increase if the road link was established?