New figures from Justice Minister Dermot Ahern show that the State has spent €8.6 million on policing at Shannon airport from 2006 to 2008.Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea has confirmed that the Army has been paid €964,702 to patrol the airport during the same period.
According to the Irish Times, during the three-year period 799,954 US troops have passed through Shannon resulting in an estimated profit of €21 million for the Shannon Airport Authority.
