Seanad debates
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Second Stage
10:30 am
Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source
We must start from the premise that we want people to have confidence in the regulator from the word go. If the council is the competent authority, it will fight an uphill battle for the confidence of the local community. It is a reasonable requirement that the competent regulator in relation to noise should not have skin in the game. The sum of €29 million is significant.
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