Dublin Airport drop-off areas have become pick-up areas

Brendan Burgess said:
Irish people don't like being told what to do...
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Brendan Burgess said:
...and they don't like paying parking fees.
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Both admirable qualities that should be encouraged! There's far too much "being told what to do" around these days.

Brendan Burgess said:
The taxi companies recently asked people not to wait for arrivals in the drop off area.
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Nothing like a vested interest, eh? :p They would say that that, wouldn't they? €30/40 a pop into town.
 
Brendan Burgess said:
So you drive on the left hand side of the road when it suits you, I suppose?
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Er, don't we all? :D
Or do you drive on the right hand side?

But seriously. There's a difference between necessary conventions that are required for practical purposes and the ever increasing nanny-stateism and state overreach we currently see.

Or put it another way. Rules and regulations should be subject to strict tests of necessity and proportionality:
- is the rule/law/regulation necessary to achieve a reasonable goal
- could that goal be met in a less restrictive manner
- does the rule place an undue burden of compliance on the citizen.
 
Since the DAA mooted the idea of paid drop off(to predictable furore) the Airport Police have all but disappeared from outside both terminals.
My conspiracy theory is that they are deliberately making it so disastrous (and as a taxi driver and heavy airport user,it definitely is) at the terminals so that they can use the current state of affairs as the excuse for introducing charges.
Btw,30 minutes is only €1.50
 
joer said:
Or have someone there moving people on ... It only takes one person, looking official , to get the message across.
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Automatic barrier system is best per Cork airport. No need to employ more people....
Leo said:
How about having to take a ticket to enter the drop off area? Get out within 15 minutes and it's free, stay longer and it's a tenner!
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Suggest camera operated system Leo. Lets confine inefficient practices to the past!
 
Brendan Burgess said:
That is a brilliant idea.

But limit it to 5 minutes and charge €20 for more than that.

Brendan
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As a regular user of this most people are collecting family (usually frequent flyers) who only have carry on luggage. Sometimes the flights are delayed which results in staying longer than necessary. While I sympathise with Taxi drivers competing for this space. They usually park in the local petrol station (all available spaces) and McD’s again all spaces. 15 minutes would allow for reasonable delays and is a reasonable compromise.
 
Right Winger said:
But seriously. There's a difference between necessary conventions that are required for practical purposes and the ever increasing nanny-stateism and state overreach we currently see.
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The problem that some see as nanny-stateism would likely be avoided if everyone acted with courtesy and consideration for others. When you get so many who care only for themselves, rules and regulations inevitably follow.
 
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There was fairly strict enforcement of the no parking rules in the drop off area in the past. I was often moved along if I was stopped for more than a few minutes. This enforcement of the parking rules seem to have been dropped in recent years.

A blatant violation of airport parking rules was committed by members of the Gardai last year. A group of Gardai abandoned their unmarked Garda car and headed of on their holidays.
 
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From the Waterford News & Star (Reported on by some national publications also)

"THE Waterford ‘mid-ranking- Garda who ‘abandoned’ an unmarked squad car in Dublin Airport has been temporarily demoted to uniform duty. The garda, who was going on holidays with a number of other members of Waterford gardai – including an Inspector – left the car, which is attached to a specialist unit, on airport grounds without notifying any authorities.

Gardaí are allowed to leave official cars within assigned areas at Dublin Airport when flying out on official business and at these times, there is an agreement that the keys are handed in to Dublin Airport garda station so the cars can be moved or reassigned when necessary. In this case, nobody knew who owned the car and airport police were eventually forced to have it towed. An internal investigation took place and the garda has essentially been given a “slap on the wrist”."

I believe (s)he was reverted from Detective duties to Uniform duties while a disciplinary process was being gone through. Their home was also searched under warrant it is reported elsewhere.

I don't recall seeing any further reporting about it after the initial flurry.
 
Leo said:
The problem that some see as nanny-stateism would likely be avoided if everyone acted with courtesy and consideration for others. When you get so many who care only for themselves, rules and regulations inevitably follow.
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Seriously? We're going to legislate for courtesy and consideration now? Well, I suppose Helen McEntee has made a start with her "hate speech" bill and its ill-defined parameters. Dystopia awaits. The price of freedom is allowing a certain level of discourtesy. Ask people who've lived in authoritarian states if it's a price worth paying.
 
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