Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
We are aware of it. I was briefed by officials earlier in the week. My understanding is one of the issues behind it is that, even since the planning permission was applied, aircraft are getting lighter and have slightly different characteristics. As they take off, they are able to turn earlier and at a lower height than had been originally projected. The characteristics of the aircraft allow them to do that. The DAA is now engaging with the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, to ensure that is reviewed. We obviously want to see aircraft return to the flight paths that were designated within the original planning permission. That process is a formal one whereby the IAA reviews the aviation safety regulatory approval that is needed. That process has commenced. The DAA has committed to resolving the problem as soon as possible.
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