Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 June 2010
400 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 25 May 2010, if he will make available a copy of his Department’s submission relating to the restricted zone around Baldonnel Aerodrome to the then Dublin County Council in 1955 together with copies of all subsequent submissions to the said council seeking alterations to the restricted zone in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23381/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraI will arrange for the Department to forward the documentation requested by the Deputy as soon as possible. However, it will take some time to retrieve the material.
401 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions No. 335 of 25 May 2010 and No. 594 of 13 December 2007 the fact that the red zones at Casement Aerodrome, County Dublin, are essentially two dimensional surfaces on the ground, his views on whether the area of each such red zone is a constant value irrespective of contours variations of the land bounding such zone; his further views on whether each of runways 05, 11, 23 and 29 has the same size of red zone; if he will outline such size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23382/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Red Zones referred to by the Deputy are not two-dimensional surfaces on the ground. They are referred to as obstacle limitation surfaces and would best be described as wedge-shaped. As a result of their shape the zone for each runway would not be of constant value due to the typography of the terrain. The Department's policy states that each zone is the same length of 1,370 metres. However, in 1998 South Dublin County Council reduced this length by 100 metres for Runway 05.
