Mr. Ronan Gallagher:

There are a couple of issues in this regard. On Deputy Troy's point on the right to make observations, how we strike that balance is the issue of the day. Mr. O'Duffy advised me that is being looked at in the planning context. In respect of the fees, we will mirror what happens in planning. It is €20 as far as I understand.

I have a couple of points on funding. Fingal has been asked to go off and work out what level of funding it will need. I do not want to give a ballpark figure and create a floor. For example, if it is a full review, there will be consultancy costs and, in the interim, there will be monitoring costs. We could speculate on a figure between €500,000 and €1 million. It might be less. I do not know but we will know before we get to the final stage.

We will look to provide accountability. Dublin Airport will be entitled to that and there will have to be engagement. The fees will be reflected in the regulations on publication and in consultation with the industry. That would be pretty normal for regulators. It is standard right across the Irish system that regulators impose an industry fee. The Exchequer does not fund them. We mirror whatever the normal practices are on accountability, transparency and reporting.