Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 149: To ask the Minister for Transport if work has begun on the construction of a second terminal at Dublin Airport; when this development will be completed; the final cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9101/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Dublin Airport Authority's medium term plan for new infrastructural provision at Dublin Airport published last autumn, a new terminal and associated pier facilities, pier E, will be provided to the south of the existing terminal. These facilities are due to come on stream in 2009.

The Dublin Airport Authority has recently announced the project management and design and cost consultancy teams for the project. Work will commence immediately on the planning application and in this regard, detailed pre-planning consultation with Fingal County Council has already taken place. The Dublin Airport Authority is working towards having the terminal operational by late 2009.

The specification and cost of terminal 2 will be independently verified by experts on behalf of the Government and my Department will shortly appoint the independent verifiers following a tender process. The final cost of terminal 2 will be determined by the market through a public procurement process.