Minister denies €5m Waterford Airport grant is 'parish pump politics'

The Transport Minister Shane Ross has awarded €5m to an airport that does not operate any commercial flights.

Minister denies €5m Waterford Airport grant is 'parish pump politics'
Fri, 14 Jun, 2019 - 12:49
Vivienne Clarke

Update: Minister of State for Training and Skills John Halligan has denied that the Government decision to allocate €5m of Exchequer funding to Waterford Airport was “parish pump politics.”

The decision faced criticism because the facility that has not had any commercial flights since 2016.

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