Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 22:

In page 43, after line 25, to insert the following:
“Criteria for efficient airport investment and operation
50. The Commission for Aviation Regulation shall publish reports in regard to State airports and comparable international airports stating—(a) passengers per employee,
(b) work load units per employee,
(c) operating cost per work load unit,
(d) capital cost per work load unit,
(e) aircraft movements per employee,
(f) aircraft movements per runway,
(g) passengers per airport gate,
(h) passengers per square metre of terminal, and
(i) other measures of performance indicators deemed appropriate by the Commission.”.

The Minister and I are at one that we need these measurements for the efficiencies of airports. Since we started these deliberations, there was another determination of the maximum level of airport charges by the Commission for Aviation Regulation, CAR, dated 29 May 2014. The Minister, I understand, was considering whether the Department, the commission or the Central Statistics Office, CSO, would publish the information. We have a legacy problem of excessive capital investment in our airports and the premature building of terminals. The regulator has many suggestions which have come to light since we put down these amendments and so forth.
Will the Minister decide on Report Stage where is the best place to put this useful information when deciding investment plans at airports, as he suggested earlier that he welcomed this proposal? We have a very competitive aviation business and we need airports to be competitive internationally.