Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department had any concerns when the St. Margaret's bypass was planned and constructed in the 1990s across the line previously reserved for proposed runway 10/28 at Dublin Airport; if he will confirm whether the presence of such bypass alerted the location of the said runway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24656/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The issues raised by the Deputy are the responsibility of the Dublin Airport Authority and the relevant planning authority. I have no function in the matter.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 25 May 2010, if he will direct the Irish Aviation Authority to provide the precise distance that the red zone commences from the threshold of the western end of runway 10/28 at Dublin Airport in view of the evidence shown on a map of the Fingal development plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24658/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I have been in contact with the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) in relation to this matter.

I understand from the DAA that the Red Zone referred to in the Deputy's question was based on a proposed ultimate runway length of 11500ft/3505 metres in 1968. The Red Zone was set 200ft/60 metres from (then) proposed thresholds of the runway. However, the runway eventually constructed was 8650ft/2637metres long.

I hope that this information clarifies the issue for the Deputy.