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Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

2026-07-08 Carried Seanad Éireann Division Question put:
31Tá
11Níl
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I am right in the centre between Shannon Airport and Kerry Airport. We should focus our efforts on trying to improve the situation around Dublin Airport for the residents near Dublin Airport and look to the wider the economy and the benefit of Dublin Airport to the economy and the needs of the local community. I have visited Cork Airport, which is a wonderful airport.

Yes, we support Dublin Airport and we support the economic impact Dublin Airport gives not only Dublin but the whole country, but we cannot forget about the residents. There are many people in north Dublin, where I live, who actually want the airport cap removed and who derive incomes from the airport and want it to grow. It is important that clarity is given for future development and growth within the airport and that the airport is not going to drop 4 million passengers or else the airport is just going to stay at 32 million.

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Tellers

Tellers: Tá, Senators Cathal Byrne and Paul Daly; Níl, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Laura Harmon.

Tá

31
  • FG Fine Gael 13
  • FF Fianna Fáil 12
  • SF Sinn Féin 5
  • IND Independent 1
FG Cathal Byrne Cultural and Educational Panel
FG Eileen Lynch Agricultural Panel
FG Evanne Ní Chuilinn Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Gareth Scahill Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Garret Ahearn Administrative Panel
FG Garret Kelleher Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Joe O'Reilly Labour Panel
FG Linda Nelson Murray Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Manus Boyle Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Maria Byrne Agricultural Panel
FG Mike Kennelly Labour Panel
FG PJ Murphy Agricultural Panel
FG Paraic Brady Agricultural Panel
FF Aidan Davitt Industrial and Commercial Panel
FF Anne Rabbitte Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Diarmuid Wilson Administrative Panel
FF Joe Flaherty Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Lorraine Clifford-Lee Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Niall Blaney Agricultural Panel
FF Ollie Crowe Industrial and Commercial Panel
FF Pat Casey Labour Panel
FF Paul Daly Agricultural Panel
FF Robbie Gallagher Labour Panel
FF Shane Curley Cultural and Educational Panel
FF Teresa Costello Agricultural Panel
SF Chris Andrews Labour Panel
SF Conor Murphy Industrial and Commercial Panel
SF Joanne Collins Agricultural Panel
SF Maria McCormack Labour Panel
SF Pauline Tully Cultural and Educational Panel
IND Martin Conway Administrative Panel

Níl

11
  • IND Independent 6
  • LAB Labour 2
  • AON Aontú 1
  • GP Green Party 1
  • SD Social Democrats 1
IND Alice-Mary Higgins National University of Ireland
IND Aubrey McCarthy University of Dublin
IND Frances Black Industrial and Commercial Panel
IND Joe Conway Cultural and Educational Panel
IND Tom Clonan University of Dublin
IND Victor Boyhan Agricultural Panel
LAB Laura Harmon Industrial and Commercial Panel
LAB Nessa Cosgrove Labour Panel
AON Sarah O'Reilly Agricultural Panel
GP Malcolm Noonan Agricultural Panel
SD Patricia Stephenson Labour Panel

Party shown is the one each member held on 2026-07-08, frozen by a dated join — not their party today. The Oireachtas API publishes no date of birth and returns an empty gender field for every member in this period, so no age or gender breakdown is shown.