As I have previously stated, officials in my Department are currently engaged with the Office of the Attorney General and Parliamentary Counsel in order to finalise the details relating to a Statutory Instrument to implement EU Regulation 598/2014 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach. To that end, I aim to introduce a new aircraft noise regulatory regime that is robust and fit for purpose and that the relevant legislation is comprehensive in order to give full effect to Regulation 598/2014.
In that context, I expect to be in a position to sign off on the Statutory Instrument, which will provide for the designation of a new competent regulatory authority for aircraft noise management at Dublin airport, in the coming weeks.