Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason his Department has not sought the Dublin Airport Authority's cost benefit analysis in respect of the proposed runway project; the process under which a decision will be made on whether a new runway will be built; and the expected timetable for such a process. [29917/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As I have stated previously in the House, proposals in relation to the development of Dublin Airport, including the planning and provision of runway capacity, are in the first instance a matter for the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) which has statutory responsibility to manage, operate and develop the airport and to provide such facilities and services as it considers necessary for aircraft and passengers.

Accordingly, the issue of cost benefit analysis in relation to the proposed second runway at Dublin Airport is a matter which falls within the responsibility of the management and board of the DAA. The DAA are of course required to comply with the capital appraisal guidelines issued by the Department of Finance and responsibility for compliance with the guidelines rests with the Board of the company.