Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister says he is making the preparations, but in doing so he is spending a lot of public money that might be wasted. If he were really making the preparations, he would have brought forward the legislation to this House as the first step. Ireland is an outlier in that it is taking a different route from most of Europe. I note that the Minister used the term "similar" rather than "equivalent" but Fingal County Council is not similar to any of the organisations I mentioned. The DAA is its biggest ratepayer and it has operated in regard to the previous planning permission such that in no way could it be viewed as independent. Independence in regard to noise regulation is key in terms of this regulation. It is supposed to be for the benefit of communities and in that sense a listening experience. Will the Minister respond to my point? He said that the House could overturn the decision, which could be a huge waste amount of money in terms of the preparations that are being made by Fingal County Council. Why has this route been chosen when no other jurisdiction has done similar?

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