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State Airports. (7 Oct 2008)

Simon Coveney: ...on the same planet? I am raising an issue that both Deputy Clune and I have brought up consistently, as indeed has the Acting Chairman, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, for many years. The neglect of Cork Airport by this Government is nothing short of a political scandal and a disgrace. However, this is much more than political because it is hampering the development of Cork Airport, Cork and...

State Airports. (7 Oct 2008)

Michael Kitt: I thank Deputies Coveney and Clune for raising this issue. 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. All three airport business plans have to be co-ordinated by the...

State Airports. (7 Oct 2008)

Deirdre Clune: ...for the Dublin Airport Authority but for the Minister for Transport, who is responsible for ensuring, as part of his remit that there is balanced regional development. This means ensuring that Cork Airport is put on a sound footing so that it can move forward as it wants to, on an independent basis — leaving aside the debt issue which has not been resolved. In 2004, the State Airports...