Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
120. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the estimated number of private jets that land in Irish airports each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18186/20]
View answerThe Deputy may be aware that my Department compiles and publishes quarterly statistics from our airports, which are available on the government website https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/0e1fd9-dttas-quarterly-aviation-statistics-snapshot/. Those statistics focus on all commercial movements and all passenger numbers through the airports and does not differentiate between scheduled and non-scheduled services. The Department does not collect data in relation to private jets specifically and it is difficult to obtain detailed information in relation to private jets. However, the Department can share the most recent data available which is that in 2018 there were approximately 24,000 runway movements by private, non-commercial aircraft at our airports. This figure includes departures and landings. This figure also includes private business jets and flight school aircraft, which may be used in heavy rotation in the case of smaller aircraft.
