Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

I will try to get information on the last point raised by Senator Buttimer. Air travel tax will be charged on the departure of a passenger on an aircraft from an airport in the State with effect from 30 March 2009. The general tax applying will be €10 per passenger. However, a rate of €2 will apply in the case of a flight from any part of the State to another airport not more than 300 km from Dublin Airport. Therefore, for the purposes of the calculation of the tax, Sligo, Shannon, Letterkenny and so on will be considered the same as Dublin. Senator Doherty mentioned Glasgow Prestwick and Rotterdam, for which there will be a charge of €2 and €10, respectively.