Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am not in any way dismissing the points the Deputy has raised because environmental considerations are extremely important. I know the areas that the Deputy has mentioned extremely well, having grown up and lived there my whole life. What I would say to the Deputy is this: this section in the Bill relates to noise and the aircraft noise piece, which goes back to the 2019 Act.

With regard to water quality or issues around environmental considerations, the Deputy has specifically raised the airport, and I am talking specifically about it because that is what this section is about. They would be matters for the Environmental Protection Agency. This is aircraft noise, and not aircraft fumes or any other matters relating to it. This is specifically on aircraft noise, so those matters the Deputy have raised would rightly be under an area of responsibility for the Environmental Protection Agency.