Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018
574. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the noise pollution parameters as set out in the original 2007 planning permission for the north runway at Dublin Airport will be changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7076/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI understand the Deputy to be referring to operational restrictions which An Bord Pleanála attached to the 2007 planning permission for the new runway at Dublin airport. These restrictions, which will have the effect of imposing strict limitations on night-time aircraft traffic at Dublin Airport between the hours of 23:00 and 07:00, shall apply upon completion of the second runway.
Since that decision, a new EU Regulation (598/14) has come into effect which sets out how Member States should regulate noise at major airports. This regulatory framework provides for the measurement, management and on-going monitoring of airport noise.
My obligation as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is to put in place the structures to make sure that Ireland fully complies with the Regulation, which I will be doing by way of primary legislation. As part of that, provision will be made to allow the Regulator to determine the most effective way of managing noise at Dublin airport into the future in accordance with international best practice, including in the context of the new runway.
