Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on his recent meetings with European Union Transport Ministers; if plans were drawn up to establish a central air navigation system for Europe or a wider Functional Airspace Block; the way this new agency will function; when it will be operational; the further way it will interact with the Irish Aviation Authority and the Commission of Aviation Regulation; if he has satisfied himself with the new three-tier guidelines for aircraft flying through areas with volcanic ash; if regulatory authorities had been requesting, for at least three years, a review of ash levels through which airplanes can fly; the cost to Irish airlines and businesses of the recent disruption to air travel due to the Icelandic volcanic eruption; the suggestions he has made to the EU on a support package for airlines in crisis due to the volcanic eruption; if he has further satisfied himself with the level of protection afforded to air passengers under EU law during the aviation closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18068/10]

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