Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Transport the date in 1968 on which the red zones in the vicinity of Dublin Airport were designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16145/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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As set out in previous replies to the House, the present 'red zones' were proposed in March 1968 by the then Department of Transport and Power, which was at that time responsible for functions currently carried out by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) (formerly Aer Rianta) and by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). The incorporation of the red zones into the local authorities' Development Plans was, and is, a matter for the local authorities.