asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will give in tabular form the number of passengers in each domestic airport for the year ended May, 1988; the freight tonnage for each airport over the same period; the total number of employees in each airport; and the State investment to date in each airport.
Written Answers. - Domestic Airports.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
STATE AIRPORTS
Passenger and Freight Throughput for year ended 31 May 1988
Passenger Numbers |
Freight |
|
(000) |
(tonnes) |
|
Dublin |
3,845 |
42,242 |
Shannon |
1,296 |
21,380 |
Cork |
480 |
1,696 |
Employee Numbers at 31 May 1988
Permanent |
Temporary |
Casual |
|
Dublin |
772 |
46 |
29 |
Shannon |
621 |
128 |
61 |
Cork |
100 |
9 |
9 |
In addition to the staff directly employed at each airport, Aer Rianta has a head office division and an ancillary activities division. Employee numbers at 31 May 1988 were as follows:
Head Office and Ancillary Activities |
|
Permanent |
135 |
Temporary |
26 |
Casual |
1 |
Exchequer Investment in the State Airports to 31 December 1987
(£000) |
|
Dublin |
35,849 |
Shannon |
23,462 |
Cork |
5,353 |
Total |
64,664 |
NON-STATE AIRPORTS
Passenger Numbers
Airport |
Total |
Connaught Regional Airport, Knock, Co. Mayo |
75,448 |
Carnmore Airport, Galway |
43,382 |
Waterford Airport, Co. Waterford |
28,070 |
Sligo Airport, Strandhill, Co. Sligo |
10,464 |
Carrickfinn Airport, Carrickfinn, Co. Donegal |
3,400 |
Farranfore Airport, Co. Kerry |
*834 |
*Figures available to 31 December 1987 only.
Exchequer investment in non-State Airports to 31 December 1987
Airport |
£ |
Connaught Regional Airport, Knock, Co. Mayo |
9,858,002 |
Carnmore Airport, Galway |
1,000,000 |
Waterford Airport, Co. Waterford |
930,000 |
Sligo Airport, Strandhill, Co. Sligo |
680,916 |
Farranfore Airport, Co. Kerry |
194,979 |
Abbeyshrule Airport, Co. Longford |
80,839 |
Total |
12,744,736 |
As freight volumes handled by the regional airports are insignificant specific details in relation to individual airports are not compiled by my Department.
Details in relation to numbers of employees at non-State airports are not readily available to my Department but I will furnish this information directly to the Deputy in the near future.