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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: I apologise to Mr. Hughes, my colleague Deputy Farrell and the Leas-Chathaoirleach for being late to the committee. I thank Mr. Hughes for coming to the committee. On the 4.5% increase in European travel over the last year, if Europe as a continent continues to grow at that rate or maybe slightly less or more, at what point does that become unsustainable and we reach a crisis level, or an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: We are in an environment where an awful lot of airlines are looking and planning to grow. As Mr. Hughes said, we are at a crisis point in the context of air traffic capacity. In that overall context, do bespoke or individual planning conditions, such as either passenger caps or total flight movements, help Eurocontrol to curb any further immediate growth, even though that may not be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: That is interesting. On the sustainability side, I refer to sustainable aviation fuel and its production, future use, etc. Where are we at with that in the context of European aviation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: Is there light at the end of the tunnel on this? Are we making progress or is it a pipe dream?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: We have been dealing with drone issues vis-à-vis Dublin Airport where they impinge on the airspace. In Balbriggan, County Dublin, private pilot projects have been set up for delivery of takeaways, packages and all the rest. That is happening in other parts of Dublin and the country. I am not sure I have any questions, as such, on what Mr. Hughes has presented today. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Duncan Smith: Yes, very thought provoking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for the quite upbeat assessments. I will ask Mr. Watt and Mr. Gloster two general questions. Do they envisage any kind of headwinds blowing things off course over the next six months in the context of this assessment? Do they see anything over the next period where things could fluctuate or go off course? It is a general question but I want to get to specifics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: Has anything been put in place to mitigate against that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: In Mr. Gloster's view, how is that progress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Gloster is happy that is progressing, largely?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: What does that mean in practical terms for somebody who wants to access a service if they are working on a Saturday?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: That will have an effect on people accessing public healthcare and so on. I have another question that I will direct to Mr. Gloster. It relates to private nursing homes essentially going to the wall. There have been a number of cases this year, including Lucan Lodge and a nursing home in Kerry, I believe. They are care providers that have been there for a period and that lost their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: I can imagine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: At a huge cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: At an enormous cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: I acknowledge the human damage this does. You could not put a price on it. Is there a growing trend of care providers leaving the mess to the HSE, at enormous cost, when private care provision is not profitable enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: In how many instances in, say, the past two years has the HSE had to intervene directly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Productivity and Savings Task Force: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Gino Kenny: Ultimately, the HSE has to intervene. We are not arguing against that but it comes at a huge cost, with damage done to the residents. What does the HSE ultimately do? Does the nursing home close down? Can the HSE intervene directly and take over a facility completely, as with Lucan Lodge? Lucan Lodge is a great facility-----

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: I accept everything the Minister of State said. The Bill is about making sure children and vulnerable adults are safe. That is what is most important. There are different areas of risk. The Bill's provisions are relevant to people going for certain jobs or looking to do volunteering. During the Covid period, there were people in my area delivering food shopping to older people living...