Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The competent authority will respond to all requests. That is our intention. We will bring an amendment to the Seanad to endorse and underline that. In response to Deputy Broughan, it will be a matter for the regulator to determine what noise maps are appropriate. Obviously, the potential noise implications might extend beyond Fingal. The regulator will determine that and we are dependent on the regulator being reasonable and objective. It will be up to the regulator to determine what to accept.

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