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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 12 Jun 2001

Vol. 537 No. 5

Written Answers. - Regional Airports.

Jim Higgins

Question:

172 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the number of passengers who used Donegal, Sligo, Knock, Galway, Kerry and Waterford regional airports in each of the years 1989 to 2000 inclusive. [16663/01]

The details as requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table:

Passenger Statistics For The Regional Airports

Airport

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

Donegal

5,400

7,905

7,169

3,816

7,548

7,867

Galway

133,135

150,983

138,102

70,344

75,908

81,064

Kerry

39,273

81,791

54,059

46,805

21,473

38,220

Knock

145,200

145,749

101,230

105,462

95,244

128,802

Sligo

40,659

48,769

31,532

28,398

18,386

18,199

Waterford

45,999

48,682

38,955

17,722

17,187

20,263

Total

409,666

483,879

371,047

272,547

235,746

294,415

Airport

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Donegal

8,881

14,064

21,681

15,119

23,136

20,653

Galway

80,356

74,976

74,431

91,295

91,276

99,976

Kerry

76,922

88,469

123,601

157,173

164,742

153,612

Knock

137,912

161,435

172,070

186,689

197,358

173,421

Sligo

21,187

21,950

21,308

23,646

24,234

24,439

Waterford

29,255

23,280

20,777

18,978

17,824

15,523

Total

354,513

384,174

433,868

492,900

518,570

487,624

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