Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to noise pollution being generated by flights landing and departing from Dublin Airport from 5 a.m. onwards, in contravention of the DAA commitment to ensuring there are no departures before 9 a.m.; and if he will intervene to resolve the noise pollution which is impacting residents along the airport’s flight path. [25096/23]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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As the deputy will be aware, daa has the statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop Dublin Airport.

The Airport Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) is the Airport Noise Regulator, and is a separate and independent Directorate within Fingal County Council.

As publicised on its website, in December 2022 ANCA commenced a review of the impact of aircraft noise on the communities around Dublin Airport. daa has been directed to provide operational data to ANCA to inform the review. This data will be assessed on a phased basis over a number of months and the outcome of the review will be made public.

Due to the technical nature and volume of the information required from daa, data will be submitted and assessed on a phased basis over the coming months. Through this process, ANCA will determine if it is necessary to introduce additional noise control measures around Dublin Airport.

This review will examine how the airport has operated since the new runway opened on 24 August 2022 and consider how aircraft operations may affect the areas around the airport in the years ahead.

My Department has no role in relation to the regulation of noise at Dublin Airport or the current review being undertaken by ANCA in relation to the impact of aircraft noise on the communities around Dublin Airport as this is a wholly independent process. While I am aware that flights depart and land at Dublin Airport from 0500 on the original south runway, daa has advised my department that there are currently no departures from the new north runway before 0900 except where the south runway is temporarily closed to facilitate essential maintenance.