Mr. Joe Gilmore:

We expect it was minimal. From memory, we understand the Government of the day put in IR£8.5 million and the airport fund raised through Monsignor Horan a further IR£4.5 million to complete work. I expect there was probably a small debt at that time.

The airport has received €21 million in direct subvention in total since 1993. It was put into the media that we had received €44 million. We have been trying to find where the gap was but we understand it was in PSO subventions to airlines that used the airport but the largest recipient of PSO subventions during that period was the DAA because all the PSOs originated out of Dublin Airport.

With regard to traffic growth, we are of the view that traffic numbers were in significant decline between 2009 and 2011 at the other State airports. We believe they are showing some growth this year but I do not have the exact numbers to hand.