Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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621. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the tendering for services and aerodrome management between the Aran Islands and Inishbofin and Cleggan, County Galway, will be separated to encourage the use of the latter facilities for north west Connemara, County Galway. [3928/15]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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The aerodromes on the Aran Islands and at Cleggan and Inishbofin are currently under one management contract. This contract will end on 30 September 2015. My Department is currently seeking tenders from consultants to assist it in relation to the procurement process for this contract as well as the Aran Islands air service contract.

My Department has no plans at this time to seek separate contracts for the management of the Aran Islands and the Cleggan and Inishbofin aerodromes. It is my Department’s view that this process will not interfere with any future plans to dispose of the aerodromes at Cleggan and Inishbofin.