Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Transport further to confirmation by way of reply to Question No. 37 of 6 February 1975 that Aer Rianta as of that date was not permitted to engage in industrial development in the vicinity of Dublin Airport, when departmental policy changed in order to enable the said semi-State to engage in such development and by such means become an aggressive property speculator in the vicinity of Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34194/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the role and functions of the former Aer Rianta have evolved over the decades and I do not propose to examine the historical record stretching back 30 years in an effort to pin-point when the event may or may not have happened.

The objects, general duties and functions of the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, as successor to Aer Rianta, are contained in the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998, as amended by the State Airports Act 2004 and in the company's Memorandum and Articles of Association. As part of those functions, DAA shall promote investment at Dublin Airport. It may also engage in any business activity, either alone or in conjunction with other persons that it considers "advantageous to the development of the company".