Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

According to media reports, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, brought a memorandum to the Cabinet meeting today proposing primary legislation to replace existing laws on noise restrictions with less restrictive EU regulations dating from 2014. This is a major issue for those who live in the environs of Dublin Airport and are anxious to have noise restrictions retained as per the planning permission granted in 2007. Will the Taoiseach confirm that it is the intention of the Government to disregard these noise restrictions? Will he advise us when we will see the legislation spoken about in the media today?

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