Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
587. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact the DAA with regard to the need to establish real-time air monitoring at Dublin Airport in addition to additional monitors and upgrades to current systems in order to accurately assess air quality. [25437/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy is aware, the daa has statutory responsibility to manage, operate and develop Dublin Airport.
It is my understanding that real time air quality monitoring is taking place at Dublin Airport.
Since 2011, daa has undertaken a voluntary programme of air quality monitoring at Dublin Airport and in surrounding communities, although there is no legal requirement to do so.
Air quality monitoring is undertaken 24 hours per day at the continuous monitoring station located within the Dublin Airport boundary. Air quality is also monitored at an additional 10 locations outside the airport boundary using passive diffusion tube sampling. This data is reviewed on a daily basis by daa on a Monday to Friday basis, with detailed reports generated quarterly and loaded to the daa website. https://www.dublinairport.com/about-us/-community-affairs/air-quality-data
The data collected during the daa monitoring programme is compared with limit values contained in The Ambient Air Quality Standards Regulations 2011 to assess air quality at each monitoring location.
Results since the monitoring programme was implemented have been consistently below limit values for all parameters (where limits exist).
