Under Council Regulation 2408/92, my Department provides compensation to contracted regional air carriers for the operation of air services under the Public Service Obligation (PSO) regime between Dublin and Galway, Kerry, Knock, Sligo, Donegal and City of Derry regional airports. The services for Sligo/Donegal and Knock/Derry are provided under combined contracts.
Information on PSO contracts and contracted amounts in respect of each contract year from 22nd July 2005 to 21st July 2009 is set out in the following table.
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Contractual period
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Jul 2005 – Jul 2008
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Jul 2008 – Jul 2011
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Service
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Carrier
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Jul 05 to Jul 06
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Jul 06 to Jul 07
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Jul 07 to Jul 08
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Carrier
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Jul 08 to Jul 09
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|
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€
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€
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€
|
|
€
|
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Galway
|
Aer Arann
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2,953,594
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3,004,919
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3,041,058
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Aer Arann
|
3,271,344
|
|
Kerry
|
Aer Arann
|
3,013,556
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3,003,493
|
3,008,433
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Ryanair
|
1,750,000
|
|
Sligo/Donegal
|
Aer Arann
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4,966,108
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5,157,252
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5,403,422
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Aer Arann
|
5,378,689
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|
Knock/Derry
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Loganair
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3,895,112
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4,083,235
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4,287,719
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Aer Arann
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3,837,595
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|
|
14,828,370
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15,248,899
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15,740,632
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|
14,237,628
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The contracts are fixed price contracts for each route or route combination and are not based on the number of passengers travelling. However, as requested by the Deputy, an estimated level of subsidy per passenger in each case is given in the following table, based on contracted costs for each contract year and total passenger numbers for the calendar year in which the contract year begins.
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Contractual period
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Jul 2005 – Jul 2008
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Jul 2008 – Jul 2011
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|
Service
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Jul 05 to Jul 06
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Jul 06 to Jul 07
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Jul 07 to Jul 08
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Jul 08 to Jul 09
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€
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€
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€
|
€
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Galway
|
30.54
|
44.20
|
40.88
|
50.16
|
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Kerry
|
33.40
|
32.91
|
30.65
|
15.90
|
|
Sligo/Donegal
|
65.91
|
68.82
|
66.86
|
72.08
|
|
Knock/Derry
|
89.35
|
94.76
|
102.24
|
111.91
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