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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 25 Apr 1995

Vol. 451 No. 8

Written Answers. - Farranfore Airport (Kerry) Flight Statistics.

John Ellis

Ceist:

267 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Defence the number of trips the Government planes or helicopters have made to Farranfore Airport, County Kerry, during 1992; the number of trips which were for training or other military purposes; the number of flights at the request of individual Government Departments; the names of the Departments which made the requests; the cost of per flying hour of the Government Gulfstream IV jet; if the 1994 estimate of £4,000 per hour is still valid in 1995; the cost per flying hour of fixed-wing aircraft; the cost per flying hour of helicopters; and the normal approximate flying time for each individual aircraft from Baldonnel to Farranfore Airport. [7525/95]

Air Corps aircraft, both fixed and rotary wing, made 30 flights to Kerry Airport, Farranfore in 1992. Twenty-six of those flights were for training and military purposes. Of the remaining four, one was at the request of the office of the then Tánaiste, two were at the request of the Department of Finance and one was at the request of the Department of Labour.

The committee on ministerial transport which was established earlier this year is re-examining the costs per flying hour of aircraft used in connection with the ministerial air transport service. It is expected that the review of the committee will be finalised by end June 1995 when I will arrange to have particulars of the costings furnished to the Deputy.

The approximate flying time from Baldonnel to Kerry Airport for each aircraft type operated by the Air Corps is as follows:

Fixed Wing Aircraft

Gulfstream IV

30 mins.

Fouga Magister CM170

35 mins.

Marchetti SF260

1 hr. 05 mins.

CASA CN235

45 mins.

Beech King Air 200

45 mins.

Cessna 172

1 hr. 15 mins.

Helicopters

Dauphin

1 hr. 00 mins.

Gazelle

1 hr. 10 mins.

Alouette III

1 hr. 20 mins.

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