Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 666: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will support a matter (details supplied). [29505/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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It is unclear if the Deputy is referring to any one particular occurrence relating to aircraft noise, or a series of occurrences. The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has advised me that it has a noise and flight track monitoring system in place which allows them to monitor the track flown and noise generated by each and every aircraft arriving at and/or departing the airport. This tracks deviations from environmental air corridors which were agreed by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), Dublin Airport and the airlines based at the Airport, defining the airspace in the runway approaches where most aircraft are required to operate. These corridors were designed to minimise disturbance in neighbouring communities. Of course there may be occasions when Air Traffic Control may be required to route an aircraft outside these environmental air corridors. To assist the DAA with deviations from the environmental corridors and general noise complaints a free phone aircraft disturbance line has been in operation for some time now — 1 800 200 034. I am advised by the DAA that every complaint regarding aircraft noise is logged, investigated and personally responded to.