Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 548: To ask the Minister for Transport following the publication of recent media reports indicating that a deal on an Irish-US bilateral air agreement is imminent, will he advise if this is true; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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My officials maintain contact with the US authorities, regarding issues surrounding the Ireland-US bilateral air transport agreement and the EU-US talks. In that regard, as part of ongoing dialogue with the US on this issue, officials from my Department travelled to Washington to discuss the Ireland-US bilateral agreement on 6 April 2005, to explore what adjustments to the current Ireland-US arrangements are possible. The meeting was technical and exploratory in nature, and no conclusions were reached at that meeting. Both sides agreed to keep in touch, and to continue to consider how those issues might be moved forward, particularly in the light of developments in the EU-US talks.