Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

One of the criticisms parties such as Ryanair make of the DAA is that it is not competitive enough and that its price structure is not competitive enough. Issues arise also about terminal 2 which will now be run by the DAA. I accept that is part of a later question on a lack of competition. A significant number of international airlines that work out of Dublin have not as yet agreed to move into terminal 2. Serious questions arise about the DAA's monopoly. It is losing money hand over fist and it is not competitive. There ought to be some room for breaking up the company in certain respects. Does the Minister have a view on the breaking up of the company? Even if the company is retained in State ownership there could be different parts with separate accountability from the DAA.

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