Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will allow Aer Rianta International to remain in control of the Shannon Airport Authority if and when each airport in the State is made independent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8870/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Aer Rianta International (ARI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). It is not, and never has been, in the control of the Shannon Airport Authority.

The business plans for Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports, which I have received from the DAA, provide that ARI will remain part of the DAA on the establishment of the three airports as independent entities. This is a key assumption underpinning the overall financial viability of the DAA on separation.