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Wed 11 Nov 2002Airport terminal bidders namedThe names of 13 national and international companies and consortia which have expressed an interest in building a new terminal at Dublin Airport have been published. The Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has also published the names of the panel of experts which is going to review the submissions.The panel is chaired by Mr Paddy Mullarkey, the former secretary general of the Department of Finance. It also includes Sir Gilbert Thompson OBE, who is credited with the successful development of Manchester Airport, and Mr Paul Gaines, a US expert on airports and aviation issues generally.