Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 February 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport

9:00 am

Mr. Graham Doyle:

They are Waterford, Kerry, Knock and Donegal. With Kerry and Donegal there is a PSO air service, with a subsidy in that instance paid to airlines to operate a route, essentially, between those airports and Dublin. In other cases, all airports can apply for funding. At this point there are approximately four funding streams and what they really amount to is an ability for the Department to assist an airport in funding its safety and security activities. Last year, Waterford Airport was the biggest recipient of funding under that programme, getting just over €1 million.