asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport when he will make a statement on the feasibility study carried out by a firm (details supplied) in County Donegal on the proposal to site an airport at the Big Isle, Letterkenny, County Donegal.

I recently received the feasibility study which had been commissioned by the Government on the contribution which a regional airport at Letterkenny, County Donegal, could make to the tourism and economic prospects of the region. The results of the feasibility study are being examined at present by my Department and I am not yet in a position to make a statement on the matter.