389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons refused leave to land at each airport in the State outside Dublin Airport in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67936/26]
Topics / Regional Airports
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRegional Airports
29 questions from 12 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 24 September 2026.
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391. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the arrangements in place to ensure that every arriving international flight at airports outside Dublin is met by an immigration officer; the number of arriving international flights at Kerry Airport in 2025 and to date in 2026 that were not met by an immigration officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67934/26]
392. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda National Immigration Bureau immigration officers assigned to each airport in the State outside Dublin Airport, namely Cork, Shannon, Kerry, Knock and Donegal; if each of these airports has immigration officer coverage for all arriving international flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67933/26]
217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an annual breakdown of the funding received by regional airports as part of the regional airports programme, by airport, for the years 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50422/26]
274. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide funding for Sligo Airport from the recently announced €45 million for regional airports, given that search and rescue for the north-west is operated from Sligo Airport. [17879/26]
183. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts he is making to support the growth of regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/26]
353. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the new regional airports programme 2026-2030; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15165/26]
189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when the new regional airports programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7141/26]
339. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he can ensure that the Regional Airport Programme is renewed for the next five years, 2026-2030, as it is vital for the future development of Kerry Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3965/26]
340. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he can ensure that Kerry Airport is included along with Donegal as the two regional airports that qualify for a PSO in the Regional Airport Programme for the next five years, 2026 -2030 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3966/26]
341. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if the OPEX grant scheme can be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3968/26]
446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a fund can be put in place to assist regional airports such as Kerry with route development, in order to attract airlines and develop new routes, and prevent all route development being centralised in Dublin under the Dublin Airport Authority; if he accepts that the current system is totally unbalanced, unfair and anti-regional; a…
107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights from Donegal airport that have been cancelled or not taken off in 2025; the reasons given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66344/25]
112. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights from Donegal Airport cancelled or not taken off since January 2024, by month, including the reasons given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66436/25]
182. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered allocating a percentage of the annual dividend paid by the DAA to the Exchequer directly to supporting infrastructure improvements at regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53708/25]
186. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to outline the work that has taken place to achieve the extension of the runway at Waterford airport, and to introduce commercial flights to an international carrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50295/25]
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the regional airports programme; if there will be a consultation on the programme; if not, the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49554/25]
12. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport when he will provide funding for the runway extension at Waterford Airport; if he will report on a recent engagement with the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38126/25]
243. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to Government funding to support the runway extension development at Waterford Airport. [37087/25]
244. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when a decision will be made regarding Government funding to support the runway extension development at Waterford Airport. [37088/25]
245. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the engagements he has had with stakeholders regarding the runway extension development at Waterford Airport since assuming office, in tabular form, including the name of stakeholder, date and type of engagement, location of meeting if applicable, and engagement outcome. [37089/25]
246. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out an analysis of cost increases relating to the proposed runway extension development at Waterford Airport arising out of construction inflation between the years 2019 to 2025, during which time the project could not proceed; and if so, if he will detail the results of that analysis. [37090/25]
247. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out projections of likely cost increases relating to the proposed runway extension development at Waterford Airport arising out of annual construction inflation should the project not proceed this year; and if so, if he will detail those projections. [37091/25]
336. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the total capital funding allocated to regional airports since 2010, broken down by year and by airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29704/25]
337. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport to outline all funding allocated to regional airports since 2010, broken down by year, funding type and by airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29705/25]