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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 May 2004

Thursday, 27 May 2004

Questions (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)

Trevor Sargent

Question:

16 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to publish a study, details supplied, on the future financing of Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports; and his views on the matter. [15946/04]

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Bernard Allen

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17 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport his plans for Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15797/04]

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Michael Noonan

Question:

19 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Transport his plans for Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/04]

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Thomas P. Broughan

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83 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the position with regard to his proposals for the break up of Aer Rianta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15879/04]

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Michael Noonan

Question:

87 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the transfer of the Shannon Development industrial estate to Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15795/04]

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Joe Costello

Question:

93 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport the implications of the reduction in the cash reserves held by Aer Rianta’s international subsidiary for his proposals to break up the national airport authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15880/04]

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Bernard J. Durkan

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177 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the position on the future of Aer Rianta; if he has had further discussions with the interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16086/04]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 17, 19, 83, 87, 93 and 177 together.

I have already dealt in detail with the position in regard to the restructuring of Aer Rianta and the State airports in my earlier reply today to Priority Questions Nos. 1 and 2.

With regard to the material prepared by my Department's advisers, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PWC, these working papers do not constitute a report or a study. The advisers assisted my Department in its analysis of projections and data provided by both Aer Rianta at group level and by the chairmen-designate in conjunction with local Aer Rianta management at Shannon and Cork Airports. The material compiled by PWC contains confidential and commercially sensitive information. I have provided the material to the unions' financial advisers subject to a strict confidentiality agreement which they entered into with my Department.

The preparation of the material by PWC will not in any way inhibit the commercial freedom, and indeed responsibility, of the new airport authorities, when formally established, to develop strategic and business plans, including marketing strategies, for each of the three airports.

The issue of Aer Rianta's main subsidiaries, including Aer Rianta International, is subject to ongoing careful examination by my Department and its advisers in the context of finalising the framework to give effect to the restructuring of the company and it would not be appropriate for me to pre-empt the outcome of this work.

Question No. 18 answered with QuestionNo. 5.
Question No. 19 answered with QuestionNo. 16.
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