Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
309 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Transport if the Aviation Authority will investigate the reason a helicopter is being permitted to take off and land in County Mayo (details supplied) without planning permission for a helipad, which has been deemed necessary by An Bord Pleanála; and the regulations that must be adhered to in situations such as this. [13425/04]
View answerContraventions of the planning laws are matters for An Bord Pleanála and not the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, or the Department of Transport.
With regard to aviation safety, I am advised by the IAA that Article 5(1)(d) and (e) of the Irish Aviation Authority (Aerodrome and Visual Ground Aids) Order 2000, (SI 334 of 2000) provides that rotorcraft may take-off and land at any place where the aircraft may take-off or land without undue hazard to persons or property and in respect of which the owner or occupier shall have given permission.
