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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We investigated that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It was not discussed today but Applus+ investigated different levels of skill for different parts of the test. There was some kickback from the staff.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Do they get hit with a payment or how does that work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: When they next present, are they not hit with all these backlogs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: That is why the witnesses would like everybody to prepay, one way or the other.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: With regard to the cash facility, there may be ways people can pay cash but go by the post office or get a voucher or something rather than the NCT having to do it. Presumably there are a large amount of cash-handling costs in terms of getting the cash to the bank and all the rest of it. It is an overhead the NCT does not need.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Presumably the witnesses are using a security company to come along and they might be paying them €180 to take away €50, potentially.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I get all that. It is very important that people who do not have credit facilities or credit or debit cards are included but there may be another way. When I was on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, we had to have a cash office for paying rent and we said we would just move it to the post office. The post office got business out of doing it and we had a cash office that was not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The purpose of today's meeting is for the joint committee to discuss decarbonising the hard-to-abate sectors of both shipping and aviation, how to boost the uptake of sustainable fuels and maintain affordability and competitiveness at the same time. I am pleased to welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Chambers, and his officials. I will read a note on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State. We will now go to the members. Senator Doherty is taking the first slot on behalf of Deputy Joe Carey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Doherty. Deputy Crowe may proceed as he is next to speak. I can give the Deputy some time if he wants and I can call Senator Dooley first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is amazing how we can move from aviation to talking about a road in Clare.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I understand that refers to aviation and shipping combined.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: NH3, I think it was.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy Crowe very much. It is my slot now and I have a few questions. This topic we are discussing today is on foot of an interparliamentary committee meeting in Brussels I attended on behalf of this committee and Parliament regarding the hard-to-abate sectors. It was very interesting to hear the different perspectives from countries that were also contributing. Representatives...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: To re-emphasise, all the things we do at an airport are aviation related. You may end up on an Aer Lingus aeroplane that, at 10 o'clock on a Sunday night, is turning right to the south gates and, all of a sudden, you are getting on a bus that brings you all over the place before you finally get to the gates for passport control.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The Minister of State can find the figures afterwards if he does not have them. It is interesting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: They are very impressive figures, to be fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: When we visited either Cork or Dublin, they were talking about getting solar panels.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Aviation is so central to our success in so many different ways. While many of our exports by volume go out via the marine, which is acknowledged, I am sure by value it is quite a different thing. Products such as microchips-----