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. 13:
In page 26, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:
“(14) The Minister’s power under this Act shall be limited solely to the amendment or revocation of a planning condition relating to the maximum number of passengers permitted to use Dublin Airport annually, and shall not extend to any other planning condition.
(15) The Minister shall, not later than 12 months following commencement, lay before the houses of the Oireachtas a report reviewing the exercise of this power.
This amendment is all about the power given to the Minister under this Bill and bringing legal clarity to that power,. The Bill is presented as only dealing with the passenger cap issue. This amendment would ensure that the Minister's powers cannot be expanded to any other planning conditions attached to Dublin Airport. By no means am I saying that we do not trust the Minister for Transport, but next year, the year after or the year after that, it may not be the current Minister, Deputy O'Brien, making decisions, and it may, instead, be someone who may intend to look at these powers and expand them beyond the passenger cap. The amendment is really just to future-proof the legislation to make sure the powers in it are limited to just the passenger cap and ensure it stays that way.

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