Seanad debates

Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages

 

10:30 am

Photo of Gerard CraughwellGerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps the Minister of State will clarify a point. Paragraph (a) reads, "specify the organisations invited to participate in the Forum, which shall include recognised aviation stakeholder groups, recognised aviation trade unions and representative bodies, certified aviation organisations and other interested parties,". When the Minister of State specifies the groups that are participating in this, will she find herself in a situation where others will feel excluded by not being represented on this forum? As the Minister of State is aware, I was never happy with the notion that we would include everybody involved in aviation, but are now going to have a situation where there will be massive lobbying by people who are excluded? This is for the sake of argument. Is the Minister of State opening herself up to a long and protracted period of people demanding to have a seat at the table?

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