Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

Absolutely. The combined operational subvention, which has been halved to €1.6 million from what it was last year, and the PSO amount to less than €70 million. This amount will be lost to the Exchequer due to job losses, the contributions the State will have to make and the tax that will be forgone. How will the Minister build that consideration into the equation? My second question relates to Kerry Airport. The airport has lost two thirds of its services even though Ryanair had entered into a contract with it. Is the Minister pursuing Ryanair for breach of contract or is he in breach, as Ryanair says?

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