Written answers

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Regional Airports

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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783. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital and non-capital support given to regional airports since 2008, broken down by year and by airport, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11575/17]

Photo of Shane RossShane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Details of the capital and non-capital support provided to regional airports since 2008 is set out in the following tables:

Capital

Area​2016

€m
​2015

€​m
​2014

€m
​2013

€m
​2012

€m
​2011

€m
​2010

€m
​2009

€m
​2008

€m
​Donegal0.450.4​0.43​0.34​02.110.35​0.030.​99
Waterford​0.02​0.78​0.53​0.36​1.33​0.79​0.02​0.22​1.9
​Kerry0.31​​0.4​0.13​0.74​1.63​0.4​0​0.05​0.34
​IWAK1.9​6​0.561.932.01​0.7​0.230.823.874.63
​Sligo*​0​0​0​0​0​0.24​0​0.080.​11
​Galway*​0​0​0​0​0​0.23​0.09​0.45​1.05
​Derry**​0​0​0​00.​34​0.750.142.505.06
​TOTAL​2.74​2.14​3.02​3.45​4.0​4.751.42​7.214.08

​Non-Capital

​Area​2016

€m
​2015

€m
​2014

€m
​2013

€m
​2012

€m
​2011

€m
​2010

€m
​2009

€m
​2008

€m
​Donegal​0.35​0.23​0​0​0.11​0.04​0.28​0.13​0
Waterford​1.02​1.14​1.03​1.12​1.23​1.27​1.58​1.49​1.54
​Kerry​0.63​0.31​0.51​0.44​0.55​0.95​0​0​0
​IWAK​0.97​0.59​0.55​0.65​0.59​0.43​0.76​0.45​0
​Sligo*​0​0​0​0​0​0.39​0.39​0.31​0
​Galway*​0​0​0​0​0​2.3​1.8​0.96​1.2
​TOTAL​2.97​2.27​2.09​2.21​2.48​5.38​4.81​3.34​2.74

*Funding for Galway and Sligo airports ceased in 2011.

**Payments under an agreement with the UK government to co-fund a proportion of runway safety works at City of Derry Airport.

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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784. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the formula used to determine capital and non-capital funding for regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11576/17]

Photo of Shane RossShane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​As is the case for any Departmental expenditure, the overall funding available for the Regional Airports Programme is determined each year in the context of the annual budgetary process and the Capital Plan having regard inter aliato anticipated resources available to the Exchequer. The overall annual funding for the Regional Airports Programme in recent years has been in the region €12-€13 million. Of this, the current PSO contract governing air services between Dublin and the airports in Donegal and Kerry requires approximately €7.6 million.

Support for safety and security related capital and operating costs at the four regional airports is also funded from the Programme. The airports are invited to submit their applications for capital support at the beginning of each year and these are assessed, against the criteria set out in the Programme by an Assessment Panel comprising officials of my Department and the Irish Aviation Authority. While the Department would have a reasonably good, high level, understanding of the overall scope of the airports' requirements, the actual amount of capital support required in any year only crystallises once we receive these applications from each of the airports. In the past couple of years, there has been more than sufficient provision in the capital allocation of the Regional Airports Programme to meet the airports' requirements in that area. Any unused amounts were used to supplement the non-capital provision to the airports for operational supports for safety and security activities.

My Department is, however, taking the opportunity to reflect on likely future capital requirements in the areas of safety and security at the regional airports in the context of the mid-term review of the Capital Plan which was commenced recently by my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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