235. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the reason opportunities to expand the Dublin Airport passenger cap, as presented by the North Runway Technical Group June 2025, are being ignored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/26]
Topics / Airport Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAirport Policy
85 questions from 33 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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211. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the responses from Dublin Airport Authority, AIRNAV and Irish Aviation Authority to the solutions for safer and lawful flight departure paths from the north runway at Dublin Airport, as proposed by the North Runway Technical Group in June 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62587/25]
645. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year costs that would be needed to ensure his Department officials are present at Dublin Airport between the hours of 7am-10.30pm, seven days a week. [56741/25]
247. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider naming Dublin airport after a person (details supplied); if he will request Dublin airport authority to consider such an action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54761/25]
99. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to confirm the plans to develop a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53583/25]
100. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will support the development of a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53584/25]
101. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his plans to lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is to facilitate the development of a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53585/25]
173. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to increase the viability and capacity of regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51676/25]
202. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for bringing forward draft legislation to give effect to lifting the passenger cap at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50972/25]
203. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the development of the new National Aviation Policy/Strategy; the means by which it will address connectivity, sustainability, and regional balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50974/25]
204. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on Government support for the development of Waterford Regional Airport, in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government to ensure the airport's future viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50975/25]
431. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis for not providing a dedicated channel for people arriving from within the common travel area at Dublin Airport, in order to allow them to arrive into the country without passport checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49598/25]
235. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns of residents in the north Dublin area regarding an increase of flights over residential areas and resultant noise pollution in the early hours of the morning and the actions his Department is taking to address such concerns. [48531/25]
241. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to review the regulation of Dublin Airport noise given the issues that have been raised by people in the local area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48842/25]
259. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49224/25]
339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions he has granted this year for the landing of Lufthansa aircraft carrying munitions of war at Dublin Airport under Article 5 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order, 1973. [45929/25]
354. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding for the development of Waterford airport and the timeframe for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46257/25]
418. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport further to the deployment of counter-drone technology at Dublin airport, if he will provide a comprehensive account of the number and nature of drone incidents detected since the introduction of these measures, including any available data on the frequency, location and outcomes of such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47103/25]
419. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to outline the protocols currently in place for responding to drone incursions at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47104/25]
420. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether the DAA is required to report drone incidents to his Department or other relevant authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47105/25]
1389. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to request from An Coimisiún Pleanála a copy of any submissions received from national or regional health authorities regarding the recent decision permitting continued night flights at Dublin Airport, specifically addressing public health and sleep disruption risks for surrounding communities; if he will confirm whether expert…
334. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the new Regional Airports Programme 2026-2030; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39700/25]
335. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the total capital funding allocated to regional airports since 2010, broken down by year and by airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39701/25]
336. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of any Exchequer funding received by Cork Airport in each of the years since it was established, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39704/25]
337. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of any Exchequer funding received by Shannon Airport in each of the years since it was established, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39705/25]