Department may scrap airport boards

THE Department of Transport is considering scrapping the boards at Cork and Shannon airports — a move that would save more than €200,000 a year.

Latest accounts filed by Cork Airport Authority (CAA) show chairman of the board, Gerry Walsh, was paid €22,000 in fees last year. The 2009 accounts show he was paid €19,000 in the year.

A spokesperson for Cork Airport said, however, that the remuneration of the CAA chairman is €21,600 which is rounded to €22,000 for accounting purposes.