Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 15 May 2008, if he will request the Dublin Airport Authority to immediately commence construction work on the CBP facility at Shannon in order that it is ready for operations in December 2008 when the CBP agreement and legislation are finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20462/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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As stated in the previous Parliamentary Question referred to by the Deputy, the CBP project is ready to commence at short notice. Accordingly, my Department will keep in touch with the DAA, as appropriate, on the progress of negotiations with the EU on pre-clearance. I am currently targeting the end of year for the agreement and legislation to be in place. It is my hope that the timing of construction of the new CPD facility can be aligned with this target, to the extent that it is practical and feasible to do so.