Ministers Butler and Cummins, along with the Chief Executive and Director of Services of Waterford City and County Council had a lengthy meeting with Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien, his Secretary General and Department officials on Waterford Airport yesterday evening.
The Munster Express understands it was a frank and open exchange on progressing the airport runway extension project, as committed to in the Programme for Government. Department of Transport officials made it clear that the project must comply with infrastructure guidelines and the Public Spending Code that have been put in place since 2019.
A pathway forward for the project was outlined, which requires the submission of a business case, as per the Public Spending Code.
Minister O’Brien outlined his commitment to progressing this project and set out a way forward to making this happen.
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