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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: When will it conclude?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: The Minister of State will be familiar with an ongoing dispute involving former employees of the Irish Aviation Authority about the superannuation scheme. I tabled a series of parliamentary questions to get information about this. All that I am really getting is that the Minister of State has examined two submissions and those submissions have been referred to the Department of Public...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: Could the Minister of State find out and come back to the committee? It is a long-standing issue. I have been raising it for years. In this Dáil, I have tabled five or six parliamentary questions, which all get the same answer. The Department has received two submissions and they are with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Parliamentary questions about it are...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: When the Minister of State writes to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, will she come back to the committee with her response?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: I just want to hear what the Minister of State has to say about these two amendments, specifically amendment No. 8. I will come in after that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: I agree that the amendments are detailed and prescriptive. I see that the Minister of State recognises the importance of licence holder engagement and that positive engagement with stakeholders should be at the heart of this process. I ask that, before Report Stage, the Minister of State consider some other form of formalising the principle of stakeholder engagement and liaise with the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: When will a chairperson of the board for Shannon to be appointed?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: Following the same theme as the two previous speakers, we are at a crossroads here. It is a vital period for Irish agriculture. The medium-sized farm with good entitlement is considered by the EU to be the ideal family farm model. This model has taken the largest financial hit due to convergence. I am concerned that this family farm model was not financially supported in the previous CAP...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: I welcome the Minister and Minister of State to the meeting. I will speak about the local improvement scheme but I do not know which programme it is under. On foot of the Minister's remarks about taking suggestions on board for tweaking schemes, this is a vital scheme for rural Ireland. It provides better connectivity for communities. During the lifetime of the Thirty-second Dáil,...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Proposed Regional Employment Service: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: There is a problem with the issue of walk-ins. Can the Minister confirm that the regional employment service being proposed will be done by referrals from the Department only? If that is the case, how does the Department propose to provide employment services to cohorts like lone parents, people with disabilities and others who are not in receipt of jobseeker's payments? How are they to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: I thank Dr. Holohan and his team for coming here today. The committee has held a number of hearings on this specific issue and heard compelling evidence from a wide range of witnesses. They all have recommended that we use antigen testing in order to restore international travel. The impact of not using antigen testing is being felt hard by the aviation sector in this country and more...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: The Taoiseach will be aware of the situation that has developed over the weekend with Lufthansa Technik, Shannon. The company is a major employer in the mid-west, providing 500 highly-skilled jobs. The Government has invested heavily in this critical company over the last 18 months by means of the temporary wage subsidy scheme, TWSS, and the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the opening hours of the driver theory test centre in Ennis, County Clare; the reason the RSA has made provision to open the driver theory test office for just three days a week given the long waiting lists for this service; if he will take steps with the RSA to ensure that urgent provision is made to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (3 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a report by a person (details supplied) dated 25 August 2010 which includes draft heads of legislation; his views on the report; if he will publish the report given its important relevance to discussions before the Houses of the Oireachtas; when he plans to introduce this legislation and bring Ireland...

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: I welcome the publication of National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021. It is a €4 billion plan. A sum of €2 billion is to support 600,000 employees and workers through the continuation of the PUP and EWSS, which are important. It gives workers confidence and belief to employers. I have been pushing for this. Sectors such as aviation, hospitality and tourism have been...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: The Minister has ten minutes.

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: Ten minutes is what is listed here, so it is ten minutes.

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Joe Carey: Yes.