I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 to 262, inclusive, together.
I am informed by Dublin Airport Authority that preliminary co-ordinates of the western threshold of proposed runway 10/28 were provided by the former Aer Rianta to ERM at the commencement of its study and the latter's draft report of June 2003 depicted, for illustrative purposes, the proposed runway 10/28. A minor amendment to the co-ordinates of the western threshold of the runway, in the order of approximately 100 m, was notified by the airport authority to ERM during the consultation phase of the draft report and this correction was incorporated in the final version of the ERM report.
The Dublin Airport (Parking Fees) By-Laws, 1977, SI 92 of 1977, set the parking fees for vehicles in Dublin Airport from 1 April 1977. However, the airport by-laws of 1978, SI 225 of 1978, provided at Regulation 6(7) that parking fees at the airport may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister. The 1978 by-laws were revoked by the airport by-laws of 1994, SI 425 of 1994, which provided at Regulation 8(9) for the former Aer Rianta to set parking charges at the State airports.
Planning and development issues, including the designation of areas where development is restricted, such as green belts, are a matter for the local planning authorities who take account of the views and requirements of third parties and the facilitation of sustainable economic growth and development. In the case of lands in the vicinity of Dublin Airport, Fingal County Council and its predecessors are responsible for land use planning and the Deputy might consult the local authority on the status of its designations around Dublin Airport in the 1940s.
With regard to the documents of March 1968 referred to by the Deputy, I am informed by the Dublin Airport Authority that they indicated two parallel east-west runways of potentially 11,500 ft in length.