As the deputy is aware, daa holds statutory responsibility for the management, operation and development of Dublin Airport, including the provision of adequate capacity (e.g. terminal capacity) to meet current and future demand.
The Deputy will also be aware that, in order to ensure Dublin Airport, along with our other State airports at Cork and Shannon, are prepared for the longer term to 2050, an independent Review of their capacity needs is now underway. In the case of Dublin Airport only, the study is considering the time frame for the development of new terminal capacity – Terminal 3 – and its appropriate design and optimum location as well as an assessment of the relative advantages and disadvantages of the funding and operation of Terminal 3 by the existing airport operator in comparison to being operated on an independent basis.
I expect the review to be completed shortly and that its conclusions will inform any decision on where, when and how Terminal 3 might be progressed.