Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-08
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Joanne Collins (SF), Agricultural Panel

I move amendment No. 8:
In page 23, after line 34, to insert the following:
" Review of compensation buyout scheme
24 . The Minister shall, within 9 months following commencement of this Act, conduct an independent assessment of the daa’s noise mitigation schemes, including insulation and voluntary buyout schemes. The assessment shall evaluate whether:
(a) valuation reflects current market prices;
(b) compensation includes disturbance and reinstatement costs;
(c) there is transparency and fairness in eligibility criteria.".
This amendment relates to the compensation and buyout schemes. Residents affected by airport noise must have the confidence that compensation schemes are going to be fair. This amendment requires an independent review of insulation and voluntary buyout schemes to ensure that the valuations reflect current market values, disturbance costs are recognised and eligible criteria are transparent. It is to ensure that we are not looking at historical prices for people's houses, that it is going to be market value and everything is going to be taken into account, including the cost of the disturbance to their livelihoods.
People should not be financially disadvantaged because they happen to live beside the national airport. It is important infrastructure, but people should not be disadvantaged if they are looking for a buyout scheme. We must ensure it keeps within market value.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-08