Written answers
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Noise Pollution
Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the body he plans to appoint as the appeals body to make judgments in circumstances in which an appeal is taken against a decision of the IAA or an existing noise-related decision of An Bord Pleanála in line with the requirements of EU Regulation 598/2014 and the need to introduce a statutory instrument to appoint the IAA as the competent authority under this regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39115/17]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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EU Regulation No 598/2014 establishes rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports in accordance with the Balanced Approach developed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Officials in my Department are currently working closely with the Office of the Attorney General determining the appropriate legislative arrangements to give full effect and implementation to the provisions of Regulation 598/2014 and to bring those legislative arrangements to completion urgently. These legislative arrangements will include putting in place an appropriate appeals mechanism with regard to the decisions of the competent authority, with responsibility for aircraft noise at Dublin airport, as required under Article 4 of the Regulation. Consequently, I am not in a position, at this point in time, to provide precise details on the appeals mechanism or indeed other aspects of the legislative arrangements required to give full effect to Regulation 598/2014 until such time as the Attorney General’s Office completes its work and subsequent advice to my Department on the matter.
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