Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional local autonomy to Cork Airport in line with the recommendations of the Booz report. [54568/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The 2011 Booz & Co. Report on the Future Ownership and Operartion of Cork and Shannon Airports found that Cork Airport performs well under DAA ownership and management and operates to a sustainable business model.   Following on from this report the Government decided in November 2012 that the existing ownership of Cork Airport by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) would be maintained for the present.  In the circumstances, DAA are now in the process of establishing a Development Council for Cork Airport.  This Council will provide for strong engagement with and alignment among key stakeholders in the Cork region and will serve to foster a common understanding, particularly at local level, of issues of concern, potential opportunities for growth and the operating performance of the airport. I hope the Council will be successful in its work as a successful Cork Airport will ultimately benefit Cork and the wider region.