An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-23
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

No, it is not unlawful. It is within the parameters of state aid. Generally, the State airports - and they are State airports - are important to the country's connectivity. They are not just specific to one local area. Dublin and Cork airports are part of the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA. Shannon Airport has its own governance structures but it has a reach to the entire west. Knock Airport has also been supported and there has been other support for other regional airports-----

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Sitting date: 2021-11-23