Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make a statement regarding the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 10 May 2017, in which he stated that he would be happy to request that the Dublin Airport Authority meet with community representatives from the FORUM organisation in the context that he had previously stated on March 21 2017, that such action would be undertaken and such a meeting set up, with particular reference to the fact that the FORUM group seek to be involved in the collaboration process prior to the initiation of the IAA as a competent authority dealing with the implementation of EU Regulation 598/2014. [25963/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I wish to clarify that I had previously committed to request the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), when established as the designated Competent Authority under Statutory Instrument, to meet with community representatives. In the context of that commitment, I have not referred to the Dublin Airport Authority (daa) as the Deputy suggests.

As I have previously stated, I have informed the IAA of this commitment and that the meeting should take place as soon as the IAA is designated the Competent Authority.

I also wish to reiterate that the IAA will be the only designated Authority to implement the rules and procedures, which are already set down in EU Regulation 598/14, relating to the management of noise at Dublin airport. While I am committed to ensuring that community representatives are consulted before any final decisions are made on noise management, it is not intended that the IAA shall initiate collaboration with community representatives prior to this matter coming under their remit statutorily.