Questions

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]

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]

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]

249. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the number of noise complaints referred by the DAA plc to AirNav Ireland in 2024 and in 2025 that received a substantive response from AirNav Ireland to the affected resident; the median time between referral by DAA and substantive response by AirNav that has been in each of those years; whether he is aware that residents who receive DAA's template response s…

250. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority formally requested noise data from DAA plc in April 2024 for the purpose of the noise assessment required under Regulation (EU) 598/2014; that daa did not supply the requested data until November 2025, a delay of approximately 19 months; that the delay extended past An Coimisiún Pleanála's decisi…

251. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that Fingal County Council issued a warning letter to DAA PLC in September 2022 in respect of the Runway 28R Standard Instrument Departure routes; that more than 180 weeks have now elapsed without Fingal issuing an enforcement notice or proceeding under section 160 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (details supplied); and if he will…

252. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether he agrees with the position, stated by the managing director of Dublin Airport (a DAA plc employee) to the Joint Committee on Transport on 24 March 2026, that ‘there is no such thing as planning permission for flight paths’; whether he considers that position consistent with Council Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain publ…

100. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the reason a health research report of April 2025, the health costs report on aircraft noise from Dublin Airport, compiled by a person (details supplied), submitted by Fingal and Meath residents, is being ignored and corrective action avoided, in view of the recent report by the European Environment Agency of 9 January 2026 in the European Heart Journal; and …

101. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the Government’s aircraft noise policy and where can it be viewed, as referenced in correspondence to this Deputy on 13 November 2025, in queries relating to Dublin Airport Authority. [68407/25]

263. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the specific mechanisms through which the Secretary General, and other senior Department officials, exercise oversight of Dublin Airport Authority, regarding its operational and developmental obligations at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23070/25]

264. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport for a list of departmental personnel with responsibility for the oversight of Dublin Airport operations, to include planning compliance, environmental impact, public accountability, along with details of their relevant experience and qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/25]