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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister to elaborate on the introduction of E10 fuels and the handling of that. There are reports in the media this morning of concern in various quarters regarding the implications of its introduction as well as the communications around it. It is important that people would be aware and would content themselves that it is a change that is coming and what it will mean for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Will Mr. Fitzpatrick indicate whether there was any change in safety requirements in the period 2016 to 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Regarding the SIDs the north runway operated on the first day it opened, would they have been agreed with the IAA and assessed against safety standards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Did they meet the safety standards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Were the changed flight paths - the February SIDs - submitted to the IAA? I am wondering about the types of considerations the operator weighs up. Some of the query from the local community is around why one thing is being done but not another. People ask about option B, C, D and E. For example, is it the case that easterly departures are taking a different approach, with banking of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: The IAA does not adjudicate on that. Adjudication is on what is presented to the authority in terms of whether it meets the standard. If it meets the standard, the IAA says it meets the standard and that is it. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it correct that all of the other considerations in terms of how things operate and other factors are for the DAA to decide

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Regarding the SIDs and the changed flight paths, is there a requirement for an environmental impact assessment or a noise abatement assessment to be done in conjunction with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Or An Bord Pleanála.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Somebody pointed me towards the IAA procedure to implement change to aerospace, which is the aeronautical service advisory memorandum No. 19. Is there a requirement in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: It would be helpful if the IAA representatives would agree to take a small number of written questions following the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Does the IAA have the actual timelines in terms of the presentation of the SIDs from the DAA regarding the operation of the north runway? Mr. Fitzpatrick said that it would have been on the ICAO or EASA publication a couple of months before. Was it last January?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: In all of that, would those SIDs have taken into account the operation of the two runways as segregated runways?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is Mr. Fitzpatrick saying he is satisfied that they were compliant with the safety requirements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the IAA is responsible for overseeing the initial operation of those flight paths?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the adherence to the flight paths monitored by AirNav Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to ask about the type of notifications the IAA might have got in the period following this runway coming into operation from communities. I cannot remember what the turn of phrase was but, ultimately, it was that the IAA was working towards a change of SIDs in February. Is the IAA getting notifications from the DAA or from anyone else about the operation of those flight paths?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: In the period between the opening of the north runway and the introduction of the new SIDs in February, was there much by way of occurrences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: There was nothing outrageous or no major incident.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Standard Instrument Departures at Dublin Airport: Irish Aviation Authority (17 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Fitzpatrick is not aware that there was a major trend.