Written answers

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Department of Transport

Aviation Safety Regulations

9:00 pm

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review safety measures and flight paths over residential areas at private airfields, including Weston Airport, Lucan, County Dublin, where a near-miss took place in 2006, in view of the dangers posed by an accident at such airfields as illustrated by the recent incident at Farnborough, Kent, in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12916/08]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Aviation Authority has statutory responsibility for safety regulation of the Irish aviation industry under the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 and for the provision of air navigation services in Irish airspace. The Authority exercises its safety regulation functions in accordance with international standards set at both European level by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and globally by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO). My Department has no function in this regard.

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