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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I need to stop because of time. I apologise.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I must cut across Mr. McKeon because my time is limited. Following up on that point, I agree with some of the points Mr. McKeon is making, not all of them. We need to have a discussion now so that if we have another major pandemic in two or three decades' time, we can be prepared. Obviously, the qualifying criteria for receipt of EWSS deserves questioning. Some major firms that remained...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: I would like to know Mr. McKeon's view on that. I am not trying to trap him into commenting on Government policy, but I want to get his insight as to what he feels would have been better.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to change planning objections to ensure that each person who lodges an objection proves their identity before submitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59869/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

James O'Connor: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of SUSI grants appeals; the number of appeals which are still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59868/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: It is good to hear that Ryanair is in negotiations with Cork Airport. As a fellow Corkonian, I am delighted that the company is recovering. There is exceptional leadership at the airport from Neil McCarthy and his colleagues. I am on the record of this committee as having a serious issue with the DAA over its handling of what has happened in terminal 1 and the capacity constraints there....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: An interesting point of conversation concerns the moving of those hangars. In terms of who has them, what could happen with them? Could they go to Shannon or Cork airports? Is the State in a position-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: Where does Ryanair see the DAA, in Dublin Airport in particular, hitting crisis point? With the current growth trajectory, the level of passengers will hit a point where it will just not be sustainable. Will we go back to what we had during the Covid-19 period, when there were significant queues, etc.?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: When we move into the later 2020s, does Mr. O’Leary not see a situation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: Part of the statutory remit of the DAA is to turn a profit for the State. Obviously, any profits it makes must come back to the coffers of the Departments of Public Expenditure and Reform and Finance. What Mr. O’Leary is discussing here today will require a very significant amount of capital, regardless of whether it is decided to redistribute the €200 million pool of funding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: I have another question which is a little left-field. I want to get a sense of Mr. O’Leary's views on it. This is the first time we have had a ministerial role specifically to deal with aviation. The Minister of State in question, who is serving in a super-junior capacity, effectively shares the aviation portfolio at departmental level with a Cabinet Minister who might not be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: Mr. O’Leary believes that aviation should not be separate and should be effectively under one person at the Cabinet table.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: That is very interesting. In conclusion, it is great to have Mr. O’Leary here. From the point of view of Cork, it is great to see that he is looking at the potential for an additional base to be given for his aircraft. We wish him continued success and I thank him.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will identify the most suitable scheme available to assist a person in a situation (details supplied) in purchasing a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59508/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: I welcome everybody from TII and other bodies. It is great to see them here at such short notice. We are here as a consequence of a failure in our logic and thinking in how we adjust fares and changes in toll fees. The consumer price index is there for a reason. There are times of rapid inflation and there are times when people are under huge financial pressure, and the two of them have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: What is that like? I ask because the public at large want to get a better understanding of where their toll money goes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: I do not expect Mr. Walsh to have the exact figures and I know it would be very unfair of me to ask for them. In 2019, before Covid, roughly what percentage did TII take from the toll incomes generated by road traffic?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: Does the same company operate the Dublin Port tunnel and the M50 barrier-free toll?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: From my engagement with hauliers, and I know we have talked about this before, they are absolutely fed up with the toll at the port tunnel because they must stop at the barrier every time and keep going, which is difficult when one operates large machines. I am not an expert on this matter and I know that Deputy Murphy will delve into this matter later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

James O'Connor: There are increased costs if one has lorries going in and out of the Dublin Port the whole time. I cannot understand why there has been no effort to remove the barriers on those tolls in the same way as has been done for the M50 where getting through is flawless. The system is so good that if you fail to pay the toll, you will be notified about it a few days later with a photograph of the...