From RTE's website:
Airport marquee plans hit by glitch
06 June 2006 13:55
The Dublin Airport Authority's plans to build a marquee on top of the multi storey car park in time for the busy summer season have run into difficulty.
The airport authority has only just announced its intention to seek planning permission for the marquee with Fingal County Council.
The council says it has not yet received any application although there have been a number of pre-planning meetings.
After the application has been received, the council has up to eight weeks to make a decision and there is a further four weeks appeal period.
This means construction of the marquee is not likely to start until August at the earliest.
The Dublin Airport Authority wants the marquee to be a temporary waiting area where they can accommodate passengers delayed due to 'unforeseen events' such as strikes or bad weather.
It would hold more than 1,000 people.
The authority had intended the marquee to be in place by the beginning of June.
Construction of the marquee would entail the loss of around 120 car parking spaces.