asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will give details of the numbers in the Aer Lingus fleet of aircraft; the years of purchase of these aircraft.

Aer Lingus currently operate the following fleet of aircraft:

Notes

(i) These two Shorts aircraft have been leased in by Aer Lingus for the 1988 peak season.

(ii) This is a replica of the first Aer Lingus aircraft, "Iolar", which was operated by the airline in 1936.