Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 22 November 2005 if his Department applies International Civil Aviation Organisation standards on the approaches to runways in the Gaeltacht or the islands; if so, his views on whether such standards impose restrictions on underlying land that in the main is in private ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37845/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As stated in my reply to Question No. 454 of 22 November 2005, my Department has no function in regard to the placing of restrictions on developments on private lands on the approaches to airport runways. As I already informed the Deputy, the granting or otherwise of planning permission for the development of lands is a matter for the planning authorities. I understand, however, that under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 — S.I. No. 600, section 28.1 — the planning authorities are obliged to seek the views of the Irish Aviation Authority prior to making a decision on any planning application, the granting of which may have an impact on the safety of the approach to an airport runway. I should add that I support the application of any guidelines aimed at ensuring the safety of approaches to airport runways in the Gaeltacht and on the islands.