I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 and 11 together.
As the House will be aware, the Government have decided that the Air Navigation Services Office (ANSO) of my Department will be established as a commercial semi-State body. The intention is that the new body will, with certain ecceptions, operate along similar lines to the Civil Aviation Authority in the United Kingdom. Legislation will be necessary to establish the new body and I hope to be in a position to introduce a Bill to deal with the matter in the forthcoming session.
At European level the current strategy is aimed at harmonising the work of the various national air traffic services in a way that will facilitate traffic and appear to the users as a single system. I am pleased to say that we in Ireland have the equipment and systems to participate fully in the European harmonized air traffic system.