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- State Airports. (7 Nov 2007)
Noel Ahern: The Deputy stated that the airport has a new terminal which was provided at a cost of over â¬200 million. The Minister understands that the board of the Cork Airport Authority also engaged consultants to examine further the issue of the Cork debt. Clearly, the debt issue is crucial to the business planning process and there will have to be agreement on this point between the Cork Airport...
- State Airports. (7 Nov 2007)
Simon Coveney: I feel like a broken record raising this matter. The Cork Airport issue is an embarrassment. It is holding up the separation of Cork Airport, in terms of ownership and management, from the Dublin Airport Authority. We have a brand new terminal that has been operating for more than a year but we still have no idea how it will be paid for. A debt of â¬220 million is attached to the...
- State Airports. (7 Nov 2007)
Noel Ahern: Accordingly, the Minister has encouraged the Cork Airport Authority to engage with the DAA on its business plan and, in particular, on the issue of the debt in order to pave the way for eventual autonomy for Cork. The Minister for Transport recently met with Mr. Joe Gantly, chairman of the Cork Airport Authority, and reiterated the Government position that the procedure for the separation of...
- State Airports. (7 Nov 2007)
Noel Ahern: I thank Deputy Coveney for raising this matter. The State Airports Act 2004 provides the framework for the establishment of Shannon and Cork as independent airports. As part of the airport restructuring process, the boards of Cork and Shannon airports are required to prepare business plans for eventual separation. Due to the fact that they are interlinked, the production of the three...
- State Airports. (7 Nov 2007)
P J Sheehan: Is the Minister of State going to stand up for what the then Minister for Transport said when he turned the sod on the extension project in 2004, namely, that Cork Airport Authority would start out debt-free?
- State Airports. (7 Nov 2007)
Noel Ahern: ...concerned which will facilitate an agreed business plan being submitted to him. When this occurs, he, along with his colleague, the Minister for Finance, should be in a position to consider the Cork Airport business plan. It is the responsibility of both airports, bearing in mind the provisions of the legislation, to arrive at an arrangement regarding a reasonable package that the two...