Seanad debates

Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages

 

10:30 am

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Notwithstanding our previous amendment, the Minister of State has agreed to determine the rules and procedures of the forum, including the composition of membership, in order to ensure good representation. What is missing from all of the legislation so far is who is going to chair the forum once it has been established. Amendment No. 14 seeks to insert the phrase "electing a chair of the Forum by members of the Forum". This would then be one of the first actions of the forum when it convenes. There is some real concern that the CEO is under the impression that he or she should appoint the chair of the forum. That certainly would not be acceptable to any of the members, nor should it be acceptable to us, as legislators. The amendment seeks to insert on page 55, between lines 3 and 4, the provision to elect a chair of the forum by members of the forum, as one of the first items on the forum agenda when it commences.

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