Mr. Liam Scollan:

There were many questions and we will answer them between us. Senator Mooney asked what precisely we are looking for and what are the implications of the Shannon Airport decision for Knock airport while Deputy O'Mahony asked what needs to be put in place now and what is the level of subsidy to Shannon Airport. First, we are looking for strategic engagement between the Departments of Transport, Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Finance and the Cabinet in the same way as for Shannon Airport. Second, we had plans to create 500 jobs and we needed an infrastructure roll-out fund to do that. That involved approximately €23 million to be spread over several years. We said to Government, "Let us look at a creative way of attracting investment to lead to these kinds of jobs". Third, there was an infrastructure roll-out of the same amount in terms of the airport. The airport has been invested in very little over the years. Approximately €23 million has been invested compared with ten times that amount in Shannon Airport. We asked for a modest financial package. We also put forward innovative proposals to attract more tourists and routes. Mr. Gilmore will deal with the question on the implications for Knock Airport.