Mr. Kenny Jacobs:

Our relationship with Fingal is a good and positive one. We were disappointed the planning permission was refused. We hope the decision can be changed.

Regarding who should make the decision, planning is with Fingal at the moment. In our presentation, I proposed that we would have in place a framework that would support Fingal and any local authority that has critical national infrastructure. It is not just about Dublin Airport. It is a matter for the Government to decide whether to keep it locally or to move it more centrally. At the moment we have a good relationship with Fingal and we will continue on the understanding that it will be done with Fingal. It would be in the national interest that critical infrastructure, like Dublin Airport, is done in conjunction with what we would call a framework to support Fingal to make decisions quickly and that appeals would move faster. That is the right way to do it. It is done in different ways in Europe. In some countries it is done at a local level and in others, national infrastructure is done at a federal level. It is a matter for the Government to decide how it wants to do it. I will certainly be planning that it will continue to operate through Fingal and we will continue to have a good relationship with the council. It should be supported in the process