Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2017
296. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funds provided to each regional airport under the operational expenditure and the capital expenditure programmes, State support via the public service obligation, PSO, and any other operational capital funding from the State for 2016; and the passenger numbers for the year. [7891/17]
View answerThe Regional Airports Programme 2015-2019 provides for Exchequer support towards safety and security related projects and activities at the four regional airports in Kerry, Donegal, Ireland West Airport Knock (IWAK) and Waterford under four separate Schemes:
- Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Grant Scheme;
- Operational Expenditure (OPEX) Grant Scheme;
- Public Policy Remit* Capital Expenditure (PPR-C) Grant Scheme; and
- Public Policy Remit* Operational Expenditure (PPR-O) Grant Scheme.
*Public Policy Remit (PPR) covers projects and operations at airports which are generally obligatory under national or international aviation requirements and which involve costs for the airports that generate no economic return (e.g. ATC, fire services, security services, etc.)
The Programme also provides Exchequer funding to support the subsidised PSO air services linking Kerry and Donegal Airports with Dublin.
Details of passenger numbers and Exchequer support to the four regional airports under the above Schemes in 2016 are set out in the following table.
|
- |
Kerry |
Donegal |
IWAK |
Waterford |
Total |
|
2016 Passenger Numbers |
325,670 |
44,156 |
734,031 |
15,171* |
1,119,028 |
|
*Up to June 2016 |
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|
2016 Exchequer Grants to the Regional Airports |
Kerry |
Donegal |
IWAK |
Waterford |
Total |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
CAPEX |
181,440 |
231,290 |
1,201,045 |
- |
1,613,775 |
|
OPEX |
- |
- |
- |
594,493 |
594,493 |
|
PPR-C |
129,262 |
220,022 |
764,609 |
18,381 |
1,132,274 |
|
PPR-O |
626,855 |
356,597 |
967,765 |
425,722 |
2,376,939 |
|
TOTAL |
937,557 |
807,909 |
2,933,419 |
1,038,596 |
5,717,481 |
|
2016 Exchequer Support for PSO Air Services |
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|
(one contract for both services) |
€7,582,518 |
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Kerry/Dublin |
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Donegal/Dublin |
