Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

The boards will be put in place and will be required to prepare business plans and to make an agreement with Dublin Airport as to what functions they can carry out on its behalf. I hope they can reach sensible arrangements in terms of what Cork and Shannon Airports can do while under the umbrella of Dublin Airport. Such arrangements must be of a day-to-day nature. I do not envisage any awkward situations arising in that regard.

The boards will draw up business plans and will be able to carry out functions as agreed by the Dublin Airport authority, the legal owner, and the operating board in place. It is worth pointing out that the worker-directors on the boards will also have to be consulted about the arrangements. We are committed to discussing the preparation of business plans with the trade union movement and other stakeholders as we go forward.