asked the Minister for Communications the annual cost of security at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports over each of the past five years.
Written Answers. - Airport Security Expenditure.
23.
The costs incurred by Aer Rianta in providing the combined security and fire services at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports over the past five years is as follows:
|
Year |
£ million |
|
1980 |
3.6 |
|
1981 |
4.4 |
|
1982 |
5.3 |
|
1983 |
5.3 |
|
1984 |
5.8 |
Of these amounts, Aer Rianta estimate that 65 per cent - 70 per cent could be allocated to security costs. These figures do not include costs incurred by other agencies, e.g. the Army or Garda, or by airlines.