198. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport given the European Court of Justice ruling on the passenger cap at Dublin airport, when will the independent review of runway use take place taking into consideration professional opinion of the North Runway Technical Group. [75300/26]
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268. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the number of enforcement notices issued under Part 4 of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; and the number of applications made to the High Court under that Part, since the commencement of those provisions. [68428/26]
269. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport to identify the person, office or body that determined that the flight paths at Dublin Airport are not a factor, part or condition of the planning permission for the North runway; the capacity and date, given that his Department has stated that no record of any such determination exists and that Fingal County Council has identified no such determination. [684…
270. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport to list the noise abatement procedures in place at Dublin Airport which his Department states are fully consistent with the Environmental Noise Directive and Regulation (EU) No 598/2014, identifying for each the instrument specifying it and the body verifying compliance with it. [68407/26]
271. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the date on which he appointed a person by notice in writing under section 3(9)(a) of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; the individual appointed; the terms of reference used; whether the resulting report will be published; and whether it will be furnished before the competent authority issues its regulatory decision on the current appli…
273. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the aircraft noise competent authority's independence of the airport authority is achieved for the purposes of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 598/2014; and if it is achieved by a functional separation, to identify it, given that its operating costs are recouped from the airport operator and that section 19(1)(b) of the 2019 Act places the…
276. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the statutory basis on which the outcome of a review of the competent authority's performance under section 3(9)(a) of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019 will inform consideration of the future planning framework for Dublin Airport. [68420/26]
277. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport to identify, by name and instrument, the "standard European procedures" with which his Department states that Dublin Airport's procedures are in full alignment. [68410/26]
278. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport his response to recommendation 9 of the Joint Committee on Transport's report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 (details supplied); if his Department maintains that the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019 provides a wholly independent process in accordance with that Regul…
279. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department maintains that noise abatement procedures in Ireland are fully consistent with Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 having regard to Commission Decision (EU) 2026/836 of 10 February 2026; and whether Ireland has yet informed the European Commission of its intentions under Article 1(2) of that decision, which requires it to do so before introduci…
125. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the reason €20 million was spent by Dublin Airport Authority insulating homes in the noise preferential route of the North runway when these homes are not being flown over since August 2023. [67017/26]
178. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if he has authority over the National Transport Authority, NTA; and if the NTA is accountable to his Department. [67016/26]
347. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport when the National Transport Authority will install a bus stop on the R125 (details supplied) in County Meath to enable workers to get to their workplace and persons with disabilities to enjoy their local community amenities and businesses, using public transport. [60113/26]
392. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport further to his statement during the Second Stage debate on the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 on 23 June 2026 (details supplied); if he will identify the retention application to which he referred; the name of the applicant; the date on which the application was made; the planning authority or other body to which it was made and its planning re…
393. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if an application for retention permission has been made by DAA plc, or by any other party, in respect of the departure routes or flight paths operated from runways 10R/28L and 10L/28R at Dublin Airport since January 2016, other than the application the subject of An Coimisiún Pleanála reference ABP-314485-22 (details supplied); if so, the applicant, referenc…
397. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the date on which an application was made (details supplied); the planning authority or other body to which it was made; its planning register or An Coimisiún Pleanála reference; the development or operations to which it relates; the current status of that application; whether that application is the relevant-action application made by DAA plc the subject of …
398. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if any application for retention permission has been made by Daa plc, or by any other party, in respect of the departure routes or flight paths operated from runways 10R/28L and 10L/28R at Dublin Airport since January 2016, other than the application the subject of An Coimisiún Pleanála reference ABP-314485-22 (details supplied); if so, the applicant, referen…
50. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the review of flight paths at Dublin Airport as stated in Dáil Éireann on 23 and 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/26]
51. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport to provide the safety reports on the 28R and 28L runways at Dublin Airport; the analysis of dependant-mode operation of said runways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52106/26]
151. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the reason the National Transport Authority does not sanction new fleets for Bus Éireann routes 103 and 109, given that service cancellations on these routes are due to fleet age, state of repair or lack of replacement vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48334/26]
152. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport to publish the safety data for the departure routes off the North Runway at Dublin Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48335/26]
153. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the funding available for the various stages of the delivery of the railway to Navan, County Meath; the plans and funding to provide a feeder bus service to the M3 Parkway from the surrounding towns, to serve the MSD Dunboyne campus and encourage commuter transport mode shift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48336/26]
41. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the financial commitment and timeline of drawdown for the delivery of the recently announced Navan rail line. [40207/26]
158. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the information his Department has received from the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) on the number of enforcement actions taken since ANCA's establishment under the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; and whether he is satisfied that ANCA, which is embedded within Fingal County Council and funded by a levy paid by the airport operat…
246. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has had any communication with affected residents or their representatives since August 2022 regarding referred complaints concerning the Runway 28R Standard Instrument Departure to Fingal County Council; whether he is aware that Fingal County Council has stated, including in the course of correspondence with the Office of the Ombudsman…