Written answers

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

EU Regulations

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report to Dáil Éireann on progress regarding primary legislation and nominating a competent authority to implement EU Regulation 598/14. [49340/17]

Photo of Shane RossShane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Deputy, you will recall that in October, I advised the Dáil of the most recent legal advices made available to me at that time which had the effect of ruling out the Irish Aviation Authority as the preferred body to be nominated Competent Authority for the purposes of EU Regulation 598/14.

This represented a very late-in-the-day development, and it has resulted in my Department having to go back to the drawing board to some extent.

As promised last month, I can advise the Deputy that there has been a series of high level meetings involving my Department, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment. All parties are agreed on the need to find a resolution to this matter soon, and I expect to receive revised proposals in the near future. I expect those proposals to be legally robust, and therefore they will be subject to detailed legal scrutiny before a final decision is made. I can assure the Deputy that there is strong political support amongst my Cabinet colleagues to have this matter settled as soon as possible.

I can also assure the Deputy of a number of other things:

- As soon as an implementable course of action is presented to me for decision I will advise this House of my intentions;

- The interests of residents who live in the vacinity of Dublin Airport will be properly reflected and protected in whatever approach is developed. Access to public consultation and a transparent and balanced decision making process is paramount.

- There will be primary legislation, and therefore the Oireachtas will have full opportunity to examine and help shape the State's approach to implementing EU Regulation 598/14.

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