Results 81-100 of 933 for long speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. O'Leary would have led us to believe otherwise. He led us to believe that all long-haul flights are exempt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...o'clock in the evening is the only time slot we could get. It is awful both for the witnesses and members but that is just the way it is. I will read a note on privilege. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...a.m. and 8.30 a.m. I have made inquiries and anecdotally it appears that taxi drivers are not using the apps at particular times. My short journey was probably a relatively low fare. They go for long journey fares and that is fine. We have a system that does not function. Even from the point of view of safety, if someone using an app to book a taxi is left waiting because the taxi...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...both the Ministers between 2 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. I propose, as agreed, that we will suspend for that period and, hopefully, we will get back as quickly as possible. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: .... In the context of aviation policy, connectivity and competitive air access are vital. If one of the biggest airlines in Europe is being heavily caught by the emissions trading system, ETS, but the long-haul flight airlines are not, is the current ETS model fair?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister believe the ETS should be applied to all long-haul flights as well as short-haul flights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: How can that be put into effect? The issue is that all short-haul flights within Europe are caught for the ETS tax but long-haul flights are not. How can the Government, through the Minister, effect change at European Commission level or another level so that the ETS tax is fair and it is spread across all airlines? Is that an issue on which the Minister will be proactive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Has the Minister raised the particular issue of spreading the ETS among all airlines, both short-haul and long-haul?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...in terms of its capacity to deal with security arrangements? It seems that a tent remains erected outside terminal 1. That gives rise to concerns that DAA is expecting possible overflows and long queues during the Christmas period. DAA is spending €200 million on a tunnel under a runway. Michael O'Leary and others have stated that the project does not provide value for money...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask that the Minister make the allocation before Christmas. That has been the tradition for as long as I can remember, so the local authorities can get on with their work. If this drags on into the new year, it can cause a huge degree of uncertainty at ground level. I ask the Minister to bear that in mind.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: ...policy. We are joined by Mr. Michael O'Leary, group CEO of Ryanair, and Mr. Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair. They are both welcome. With regard to privilege, witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of 4.5 million passengers. There is a question that must be asked. We have flown out of Dublin Airport on a Ryanair flight to Schiphol and, to be honest, it was chaotic. That was not too long ago. It was overly chaotic and we barely made our flight, although we were there well on time. Yet, if someone flies through Shannon, they will be through in good time as it has the 3D scanners....

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to go into the policy. I want to put the counterargument on the long-haul flights outside of Europe. For a layperson looking in, the tax applies on inter-EU flights. If Ryanair flies outside the EU, for example, to Morocco, it does not apply. The long-haul airlines say they will not be competitive on an international scale with other airlines worldwide if the environmental tax is...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I know Mr. Wilson brought this up recently. Why, as an airline, has Ryanair not gone with the long-haul transatlantic model?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Buttimer. Members collectively wanted to proceed with this issue. We look forward to an engaging session with Mr. Walsh and his colleagues. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person on entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or otherwise...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: How long will that take?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: How long has the pricing mechanism been a policy of TII to reduce the traffic?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I will ask a question before I go to non-members of the committee. I looked at the by-laws for all the toll contracts. How long do those contracts last? There is normally a review period for contracts to consider them. I see that under legislation the TII is entitled to review toll contracts but it is a process. To date, has the TII reviewed any contracts? How long do these contracts...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: ...to do so. We will come back to that. In essence, there are ten tolls. Two are in full State ownership. I would have thought the toll income from the M50 would be the highest in the country by a long shot.