David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last week, I tabled a Topical Issue matter on the need to provide funding a runway extension at Waterford Airport. In 2019, I, along with the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, was part of a delegation that met with the then Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, who gave a commitment to fund the airport. I know there are processes that have to be gone through and in recent months further clarification and information has been provided by the airport to the Department, but I cannot walk the length of myself in Waterford city or county without people asking me when the decision will be made and the funding approved in order to allow the airport to finish the runway extension and, we hope, get commercial flights operating out of Waterford Airport again. Will the Taoiseach answer that question?

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