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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: Let us pause there. My following comment has nothing to do with Mr. Hughes and is not personal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: I am sure he can understand, as a representative of the airport region, how incredibly frustrating it is for him to answer that question in that way. I do not mean because of his answer to that but because he can imagine what it is like from my perspective and the perspective of my constituents. We are in this never-ending labyrinth of people saying "Well, that is not my responsibility. It...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: It is very problematic, as Mr. Hughes can understand. My inter-related question is as follows. Is there a person or organisation and who is it-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: -----that has the authority to pull back from the table a little bit and say, "Hang on a second, where is the political oversight and accountability in this?" I ask because I do not see it. I see safety. Obviously safety is a priority and that is to be welcomed. There is no political oversight and accountability, however, because I cannot call in the airport operator - we tried - and say,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: I did not expect a different answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: For the purpose of the transcript, I withdraw my comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: I apologise for using salty language.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: Ultimately, the conversation we are having is very important because of the knock-on impact. Most people in Ireland like to get away now and again and these impacts are presenting themselves on a more regular basis. If something is going to happen from a meteorological perspective, we need to adjust our approach accordingly. The big question identified by the airline operators is that we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: I have already touched on my next question in regard to assisting the committee in doing its business as a general ambition. This is with regard to the optimisation of having dual parallel runways. Deputy Smith, others and I would be very grateful for the direction and advice of Mr. Hughes on this. Maximising operations at an airport with dual parallel runways is for the operator but it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: That would be appreciated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I am sorry that I missed some of Mr. Hughes’ presentation. I had to step out for a minute. I thank him for attending and for his detailed presentation. I will pick up on a couple of points. Mr. Hughes talked about the opportunity to deliver efficiencies and he referenced datalink and the systems. One thing we hear from the airlines themselves, and I might have the terminology...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Are there efficiencies to be delivered with open skies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I refer to working towards the efficiency of the network and bringing it up to a standard, taking that and putting it into an Irish context. The debate is a very live one at the minute because of Dublin Airport's cap. I heard the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, on the radio last week or the week before talking about capacity at Shannon Airport or the regional airports. Does Eurocontrol...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: What about the efficient use of available capacity?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: If I submit a planning application to Meath County Council or Irish Water as a notifiable body or somebody else as a notifiable body-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: If the State was updating or reviewing its national aviation policy, does it not automatically consult with Eurocontrol?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: In terms of design, Mr. Hughes mentioned airspace redesign, the design of flight paths or the efficient use of flight paths, and we have a specific issue at Dublin Airport related to military airspace. Does Eurocontrol have a role or how is that co-ordinated at European Union level to maximise efficiency and take all of those considerations into account to get the best possible result?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Hughes touched on the new departure with drones and drone technology.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I will hand back to the Chair and I thank Mr. Hughes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)
Alan Farrell: Not just here.