Cullen silent on airport row resolution

TRANSPORT Minister Martin Cullen is refusing to say when he believes the row over the €160 million debt for Cork Airport's new terminal will be resolved.

At the beginning of the month, Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin, in whose constituency Cork Airport lies, said he was hopeful of "an early resolution" to the terminal dispute following discussions he had with Mr Cullen.

But the chairman of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) Gary McGann told a press conference a fortnight ago that the separation of Dublin, Cork and Shannon's airport authorities would take at least another year.