Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 March 2005
130 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport if such funding as is available to regional airports under PSO contracted subvention, the NDP capital grant scheme and the marketing, safety and security grant scheme, might be available to Shannon Airport, particularly in view of the recent chamber of commerce report, EU/US Air Transport Agreement — Potential Impact on Ireland. [8413/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraNone of the State airports receives Exchequer support and it is not envisaged that that situation will change when Shannon and Cork airports become fully independent in accordance with the framework provided in the State Airports Act 2004. Aside from a debt free start, which of course in itself will be a major boost for the new Shannon Airport Authority, the funding of future developments at each of the three airports will be a matter for commercial consideration by the new independent airport authorities.
