Dinny McGinley
Question:49 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Transport his plans for regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27680/03]
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49 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Transport his plans for regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27680/03]
83 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport if the scale of Exchequer assistance to some of the regional airports, in particular Kerry, Galway and Knock, will have to be carefully assessed if Shannon and Cork airports are to be established as stand alone entities; if such an assessment has taken place; the results of such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27821/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 83 together.
The programme for Government provides for the continued support of our six regional airports and for regional air access. My Department provides three sources of financial assistance in support of this objective, namely, subvention of the PSO services which facilitate air access to the regions concerned, the allocation of assistance towards marketing, safety and security related expenditure incurred by the regional airports, and capital grant assistance towards infrastructural improvements under the regional operational programmes of the NDP.