Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of subvention given for regional air services in each year since 2005 to date in 2009; the individual contracts awarded to airline companies to provide scheduled air services on public service obligation regional air routes; the level of subsidy per passenger which applies to each of these six air routes for each year since 2005 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9583/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under Council Regulation 2408/92, my Department provides compensation to contracted regional air carriers for the operation of air services under the Public Service Obligation (PSO) regime between Dublin and Galway, Kerry, Knock, Sligo, Donegal and City of Derry regional airports. The services for Sligo/Donegal and Knock/Derry are provided under combined contracts.

Information on PSO contracts and contracted amounts in respect of each contract year from 22nd July 2005 to 21st July 2009 is set out in the following table.

The contracts are fixed price contracts for each route or route combination and are not based on the number of passengers travelling. However, as requested by the Deputy, an estimated level of subsidy per passenger in each case is given in the following table, based on contracted costs for each contract year and total passenger numbers for the calendar year in which the contract year begins.