Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
Kenny Jacobs
`Zombie’ Dublin Airport passenger cap could be removed by legislation
Management pledges shorter than 20 minute wait at security for most travellers
Kenny Jacobs’ €374,830 salary is a soft target; the problem lies elsewhere
The justification offered for chief executive salaries is a chain of relativities leading back to Elon Musk, Tim Cook and the other titans jostling for the title of the world’s highest paid CEO
More than 150 staff at airport operator Daa earned over €150,000 last year, with one receiving over €450,000
Chief executive of State-owned firm is not company’s highest-paid employee
Review under way into DAA’s international duty free and consulting operations
CEO Kenny Jacobs dismisses sale option for subsidiaries Aer Rianta International and DAA International
Investment of €200m in Cork Airport welcomed
Among planned improvements is new mezzanine floor and solar panel farm
DAA lands near €300m profit despite passenger cap limitations
CEO Kenny Jacobs predicts airline demand will see passengers at Dublin rise to 36m this year
TD calls for changes to allocation of slots at Dublin Airport to boost regional services
Clare deputy Cathal Crowe says Shannon stopover not making a comeback
Call to reinstate Shannon Airport stopover ‘bizarre’, warns DAA chief
Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has sought law compelling flights to land at midwestern airport
Aer Lingus considers its first Ireland-Mexico service with flights to Cancún resort
Airline has begun new service from Dublin to Nashville and is adding further European destinations
Dublin Airport operator launches noise information portal for residents
DAA chief executive says it is ‘committed to being good neighbours’ and listening to community concerns
Dublin Airport cap at risk of being dragged into US trade tensions
American carrier group Airlines for America to meet Government officials to discuss contentious limit
DAA claims 36m passenger cap application had been deemed valid
Amid planning deepening dispute, CEO Kenny Jacobs calls for urgent reclassification of Dublin Airport at strategic national infrastructure
Airlines plan to increase Dublin Airport seats as cap row lingers
European court could hear passenger cap case next year
Dublin Airport seeks immediate passenger cap increase to 36m
Airport operator DAA hopes interim measure designed to address capacity crunch will move quickly through planning system
US airlines urge politicians to act on Dublin passenger cap election pledges
Airlines for America lobby wrote to outgoing Minister of State at Department of Transport James Lawless as well as other senior politicians
Planners could boost Dublin Airport cap to 40m next year - DAA chief
Any decision faces likely appeals cautions DAA boss Kenny Jacobs
Dublin Airport passengers could hit 35m next year
Planners’ cap on numbers at the hub set to be exceeded for second straight year
No cap on DAA’s income as revenue from retail, food and drink, rents and car parks soars at Dublin and Cork airports
DAA’s income from aeronautical revenues, retail, food and beverage concessions, car parks, and property rents soared by an inflation-busting 15% between January and June
Dublin passenger cap costing regional airports, Kerry Airport boss tells Taoiseach
Kerry gateway chief executive warns Taoiseach Simon Harris of threats to growth
Tax the rich in Budget 2025, says independent Oireachtas unit
Seen & Heard: Matt Ryan’s Press Up exit; Capreit vows ‘never again’ to invest in Ireland; Airport cap could face EU challenge
DAA’s breach of Dublin Airport passenger cap is not a good look for a State-owned company
Imagine the uproar if a property developer ignored their planning permission limitations?
O’Leary and Jacobs apocalyptic double act is best ignored
Government should not let itself be bounced into intervening over the passenger cap because of claims about €500 flights and half a billion in lost tourism revenue
Christmas air fares could hit ‘record high’ because of passenger cap, Michael O’Leary warns
Ryanair chief says 32 million passenger restriction will lead to record high air fares
DAA lowers charges at Cork Airport to encourage airlines to switch routes
Move comes as airport operator remains subject to passenger number cap in Dublin
Car parking at Dublin Airport is big business, so why has the sale of the unused QuickPark facility stalled?
Many parties are interested in buying. But the longer the stalemate persists, the greater the likelihood of bidders drifting away
DAA boss Jacobs holds shares in three airline groups
Shareholdings in airlines run by Ryanair, AIG and Lufthansa predate appointment to CEO and are included in SIPO returns - DAA says
Property developer makes €70m-plus bid to buy car park beside Dublin Airport
Pat Crean was an underbidder in original sale process for QuickPark site before DAA’s bid was blocked
DAA chief owns shares in 12 airlines operating out of Dublin Airport, Oireachtas hears
CEO of State-owned DAA tells Oireachtas transport committee that owning the shares was not a conflict of interest
Christmas air fares to Dublin could hit €500, Ryanair says
Budget carrier says controversial winter passenger cap at Dublin Airport would force a “return to the 1980s” for seat prices
Dublin Airport operator DAA seeking 32m passenger limit to be raised to 36m
Chief executive Kenny Jacobs warns that cap was deterring airlines from seeking slots at Dublin, denying State potentially valuable new air routes
Dublin Airport manager seeking deal to lease Gannon car park
DAA has approached developer Gerry Gannon after regulator prevented authority from buying car park outright
DAA criticised over response to Dublin Airport noise complaints
State airports company says it is consulting with air traffic control body and other agencies
Dublin Airport may be restricted to 14.4m passengers in winter
Ryanair warns such a move would hit those travelling over Christmas, midterms and for sports events
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