asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state the amount paid to date in dollars through (a) Shannon Airport and (b) Collinstown Airport.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Airport Dollar Payments.
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Dollar receipts at Shannon Airport in the eleven years 1949-1959, inclusive, amounted to $16,871,452. Figures in respect of the years prior to 1949 are not available.
The dollar intake at Dublin Airport is not significant and records are not kept in my Department. The amount of dollars received by the Bank at the Airport in 1959 was approximately $84,000.