Gillian Toole (Meath East, Independent)
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23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the contents of a report from a company (details supplied) to the Dublin Airport Authority April 2024 on the possibility of re-designing flight paths from the north runway Dublin Airport [9900/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, daa has the statutory responsibility to operate, manage and develop Dublin Airport, including the operation of flight paths arising from the use of the North Runway. I am aware that following the opening of the North Runway, an issue regarding the runway’s departure flightpaths was identified which resulted in some local communities being unexpectedly overflown. When this issue was identified, I understand that the daa advised local communities and elected representatives that they had commenced a review with the aim of resolving the issue. When the review was complete, daa reverted to these stakeholders advising that the current Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) would be updated, resulting in flightpaths aligning more closely with those previously consulted on and used as part of the planning process.All flight paths at Dublin Airport are governed by international safety standards and as such the revised SIDs required regulatory review and approval before being implemented. daa in conjunction with the IAA Air Navigation Service Provider function (transferred to AirNav Ireland on 1 May 2023) submitted a revised departure process to the IAA Safety Regulation Division for the required safety assessment which was subsequently approved. The new flightpaths became operational on 23 February 2023. DAA advise that they continue to work closely with local communities, including the North Runway Technical Group, regarding any issues they are facing as a result of operations at Dublin Airport. As the matter raised in your question falls within the remit of daa, I have forwarded your question to daa for direct response.