Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-08
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Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I want to touch on something the Minister said earlier in relation to the flight paths and the independent assessment of the flight paths he said he would order on the conclusion of this legislation. I would like to get some more information in relation to that because I have spoken ad nauseam about the flight paths, their impact and the real noise pollution that is going on for the residents who are living directly under the flight paths in places such as Ballyboughal, Lusk, Kilsallaghan, Kilcoskan and all of these areas. I want to know about the independent assessment. When it that going to take place? Who is going to undertake it? How long will the assessment take? Will we, as public representatives, and the residents have an input in relation to the terms of reference of this independent assessment? If I could get some answers on that, I would really appreciate it.
In relation to something that Senator Higgins mentioned regarding noise monitoring, the noise is being monitored. It is something that I keep on top of. I know the residents locally keep on top of the noise monitoring. All of that feeds into ANCA. ANCA has a draft report out for public consultation at the moment. It is something that we should all be engaging on. We should all be making our submissions on that. The closing date is 3 September. I would like all of us here who have sat through this debate and many other debates to engage on that and put our views forward. I would appreciate some information with regard to the independent assessment.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-08