asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give particulars of the annual cost of (a) the meteorological services maintained to serve Shannon Airport and the aircraft using Shannon Airport, and (b) the radio communication services maintained to serve Shannon Airport and aircraft on the transatlantic routes together with the receipts, if any, received in respect of these two services for each year since 1940.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Shannon Airport Operating Costs.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a tabularstatement setting out the information sought by the Deputy.
These services are provided for the benefit of all types of aircraft using Shannon Airport, whether operating ontransatlantic flights or otherwise. There is no ready method of apportioning the costs between transatlantic and other routes, but it can be said that practically all of these costs are attributable to transatlantic flights.
COST OF METEOROLOGICAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SHANNON AIRPORT.
1940/41—1952/53.
|
Year |
Meteorological Service |
Liability for Superannuation |
Radio Communications Service |
Liability for Superannuation |
Receipts |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1940/41 |
7,300* |
— |
14,077* |
— |
— |
|
1941/42 |
10,700* |
— |
16,945* |
— |
— |
|
1942/43 |
13,233 |
1,182 |
23,764 |
202 |
— |
|
1943/44 |
18,240 |
1,682 |
29,363 |
1,685 |
— |
|
1944/45 |
20,190 |
1,942 |
38,271 |
2,715 |
— |
|
1945/46 |
22,386 |
2,473 |
48,178 |
3,433 |
— |
|
1946/47 |
29,874 |
2,781 |
64,766 |
4,282 |
— |
|
1947/48 |
45,833 |
2,786 |
84,128 |
4,617 |
— |
|
1948/49 |
57,432 |
3,122 |
92,751 |
6,499 |
— |
|
1949/50 |
67,270 |
3,443 |
115,152 |
6,438 |
— |
|
1950/51 |
66,258 |
3,870 |
100,695 |
5,754 |
— |
|
1951/52 |
78,208 |
4,895 |
118,898 |
8,374 |
9,200 |
|
1952/53 |
59,333 |
5,246 |
122,714 |
8,805 |
9,342 |
*Separate figures not available.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state if the particulars of expenditure and operating deficit in regard to the operation of Shannon Airport contained in the answer given by him in the Dáil on the 4th November, 1953 (Official Report of Dáil Debates, Volume 142, columns 1275 and 1276) include the cost of the (a) meteorological services, and (b) radio communications services maintained in connection with transatlantic air services.
The particulars furnished include the cost of operating and maintaining the meteorological and radio communications services.