Mr. Ronan Gallagher:

We dealt with those but, in summary, the approach is for the charges to be proportionate to the scale of the activities and, therefore, the scale of the regulatory and inspection activities that are required. The largest client or payer is likely to be the DAA, by virtue of it being the biggest aviation company in the State, and then it quickly drops off. There are over 500 regulated entities. We were just talking about their distribution. Essentially, it is associated with what level of activity the IAA must carry out to ensure they comply with security regulations.

The other point ties in with what the Chairman asked about the view of some of the regulated entities on the charges. The DAA and Aer Lingus had suggested that another layer of oversight by another regulator, an economic regulator, would apply. That is an idea. The Department's policy perspective is that the IAA is a stand alone, independent aviation regulator under EU law and we do not see the logic of a separate economic regulator overseeing that role.