Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The increase in the capacity of Dublin Airport is in line with our national aviation policy, which recognises the strategic importance of the airport in meeting national social and economic policy goals and includes a specific objective of developing it as a hub airport with the necessary capacity to connect key existing and emerging global markets. We are an island economy and have business, tourism and trade interests. Along with this, many people in our communities value the importance of connectivity with European and other markets, and it is important they are not forgotten in this conversation.

As Dublin Airport develops, we want to ensure it meets its climate commitments by reducing emissions. There are strong commitments from the airport as regards sustainability. In the wider aviation sector, the use of sustainable aviation fuel is developing in many economies. We are establishing a sustainable aviation fuel task force so that we can plan to scale up the use of such fuels in the years to come and make aviation sustainable while meeting the needs of our citizens, businesses and trade as an island nation.

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