176 Dr. Lee asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline (1) the name of the Aer Lingus Holdings site in Tenerife (2) the number of private apartments built on the site in Tenerife and the numbers sold and unsold (3) the square metres of commercial site which are built in Tenerife and the number sold and still unsold and (4) the percentage of these properties belonging to Aer Lingus Holdings in Tenerife.

Aer Lingus has a property interest in Tenerife through Aer Lingus Espana Ltd., a property development and hotel operating company established in 1973 in which Aer Lingus has a 70 per cent share-holding.

The name of the site in Tenerife is Puerto Santiago. A total of 279 apartments have been built on the site of which 55 remain unsold.