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Government will continuously monitor Kerry Airport to see if it needs further funding

Dec 3, 2020 13:30 By radiokerrynews
Government will continuously monitor Kerry Airport to see if it needs further funding
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The Government will continuously monitor Kerry Airport to see if it needs further funding. That’s according to Minister of State for Transport, Hildegarde Naughton.

The Government will continuously monitor Kerry Airport to see if it needs further funding.

That’s according to Minister of State for Transport, Hildegarde Naughton.

She’s announced over €1.4 million in grant aid for the Farranfore-based airport; this will go towards the operating costs.

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Minister Naughton says our regional airports are critical for connectivity, foreign direct investment and the tourism industry.

She says the pandemic has had a severe impact on the aviation sector along with the tourism and hospitality sectors.

Minister Hildegarde Naughton will publish a new Regional Airports Programme for 2021 to 2025 in the coming weeks, which will help Kerry Airport come out of this crisis:

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