Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

It is true, and I went through the process myself. We got independent advisers to go through the whole tendering process, which was the subject of questions in the House before. The current position is to the effect that the DAA will now operate that terminal. It has a four-year period in which it can operate it. As we come to the end of that period we shall establish what the market conditions are and determine whether it is possible for the terminal to be operated, independently.

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