Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Clare Daly has essentially made the point that I had intended to make. People want the competent authority, Fingal County Council, to rigorously adhere to the latest noise regulation, which is what we are trying to achieve. The concern among people was that without a direct reference to SI 598 in the text, there seemed to be a lacuna because our own legislation could lag behind. Given that we are legislating for such an important aspect of the airport's operation and given that we want to adhere to the latest WHO guidelines, is it not incumbent on the Minister to spell out the matter carefully? There is grave concern that we could be left behind as people seek to change night-time limits and so on for aircraft movements. People living on the flight path or, for example, in the neighbourhood of St. Margaret's could again be the losers.

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