Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 312: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans on foot of discussions at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport on 13 April 2005 for the Great Southern Hotels Group; the position regarding the many members of staff employed in this group; and the plans he has to secure and safeguard a secure future for this hotel group and its staff. [13082/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the State Airports Act 2004, the Dublin Airport Authority has a statutory mandate to do everything necessary to give effect to the restructuring of the State airports. All three authorities for the State airports are preparing comprehensive business plans and in furtherance of Dublin Airport Authority's new role, the position of its principal subsidiaries, including the Great Southern Hotels Group, must be considered by the authority in the first instance.

The business plan under preparation by the Dublin Airport Authority will indicate the board's proposals for the future of the hotel group and that business plan will in due course be considered by myself and the Minister for Finance. It would not be appropriate for me to pre-empt the board's consideration of this matter.