Dáil debates

Thursday, 2 March 2023

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions

Air Safety

9:20 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The timeline will be very important in terms of when measures can be implemented. A drone has to be registered with the IAA if it weighs more than 150 g or has a camera, and very few of them do not have a camera. This is an obligation on people. The first and most important thing is safety, but disruption is also a significant issue and there are demands for immediate measures in terms of best practice in other jurisdictions. What is the thinking on that? It is absolutely right that a policy approach is taken but there is an immediacy in regard to safety and disruption. Who bears the cost for those disruptions? Is it on the carrier, the airline or the airport, or does the State have a liability? It would be useful to hear a response to these matters.

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