Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 294: To ask the Minister for Transport if the Irish Aviation Authority document of November 1997 entitled Policy in Advising on Planning Applications and Appeals and in particular paragraph 3.6 thereof, labelled Protected Zones under Runway Approaches, still applies; if so, if such policy is endorsed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17585/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has statutory responsibility for the safety of air navigation under the 1993 Irish Aviation Authority Act. The IAA has informed me that the IAA document of 1997 has been superseded by an IAA Aeronautical Notice (T.02 of 2/9/2004) which places the responsibility for the monitoring of Planning Applications in the vicinity of an airport on the Airport Operator. Paragraph 3.6 of the 1997 document no longer applies. Furthermore, the IAA has advised me that it will object to proposed developments anywhere in the State which may affect the safe navigation of aircraft. Planning issues associated with land use are a matter for the Local Authorities and An Bord Pleanála.