Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee Stage
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I must interject because I made a similar request at the outset. I am not expecting the Minister to micromanage any competent authority, but at the outset what I requested was an assurance that the criteria and qualifications specified would be outlined for the staff to be hired for the competent authority, be it an independent unit in Fingal County Council, CAR or whatever else, in order that they would be able to carry out the work required to be done. In other words, will they have the relevant qualifications and expertise in aircraft noise regulation to ensure they will be able to adjudicate and ensure a balanced approach is adopted?
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