Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It is important. I am glad the Deputy raised it. We are all getting used to our new constituencies too. Unquestionably, it is a national airport as well and there are issues. In fairness, Oireachtas Members in this instance, if we stick to elected Members of Dáil Éireann, do have an interest and an input. They engage with the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority, ANCA. It is inserting that element. That is basically a transposition. On foot of what the Deputy said and the more I think about it, section 173(16)(a)(ii)(V) about constituencies and section 173(16)(b) need to be looked at. I will look at that and come back because it might just be that a boundary that is 500 m away would make the difference.
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