Airport Policy

193. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if he has given authorisation to the transportation of military personnel and equipment through Irish airspace and or the use of Shannon airport by US armed forces with Israel as a stated final destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/25]

194. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the replies he received from Dublin Airport Authority, AIRNAV and IAA to the proposal for straight out departures from Dublin Airport north runway and other suggestions put forward by North Runway Technical Group at the meeting of 19 June 2025. [38642/25]

174. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he has any role in relation to the pricing of food and drink in airports; if he has corresponded with Aer Rianta in relation to hugely inflated prices charged by retail units in public airports and that allowing such runaway prices could have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

18. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status and timeline for delivery of the new ground transportation centre at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32881/25]

373. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to mitigate the effect of airport noise for people living near the airport given a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30492/25]

283. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the new Regional Airports Programme 2026-2030; if he will advise when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28520/25]

93. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the concerns raised by members of the Dublin Airport Environmental Working Group on the use of aqueous film forming foam and forever chemicals at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27803/25]

193. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport in light of recent reports that Galway City and County Council intend to sell the site of the Former Galway Airport at Carnmore, if consideration has been given by his Department to purchasing the site for its reopening as a regional airport to serve the city of Galway, the only city of the five regional cities of the National Planning Fra…

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure adequate Irish language signage in all of the country’s airports (detail supplied); if there is a policy in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25150/25]

197. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with reports (details supplied) of flights operating outside of their allowed flight paths with excessive noise to residents who fall within these flight paths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24980/25]

33. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport; the measures he has taken to ensure planning conditions at State owned airports are complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/25]

85. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if he will approve funding for the runway extension at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22666/25]

32. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport his plans to invest in Waterford Airport as a key piece of infrastructure for the south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21705/25]

184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when he will make a decision to provide State funding for the runway extension at Waterford Airport; the factors that remain under consideration by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16394/25]

73. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to plans to develop and grow Waterford regional airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15878/25]

307. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport to report on the number of inspections of civil aircraft carrying munitions of war that took place in Ireland since January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15561/25]

313. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a list of applicants for exemptions to permit the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft from Irish-register civil aircraft operating outside of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15643/25]

250. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in identifying potential alternative flight paths for the north runway at Dublin Airport, as committed to at the Oireachtas Committee on Transport on 19 June 2024 (details supplied); the engagements by the Dublin Airport Authority in the process, including with technical experts, agencies and the local community; and if…

332. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport when the new regional airport programme will be released given the current programme expires in 2025; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that regional airports remain viable and are able to attract international routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11749/25]

23. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport 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]

168. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for removing the passenger cap at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9504/25]

279. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport if he has had discussions with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the Dublin Airport passenger cap; and to provide an update on any discussions he has had. [9707/25]

82. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 22 January 2025, the reason an individual (details supplied) was informed that he would be required to fly into Belfast before being transported to Tullamore Hospital due to restrictions on private ambulances entering the tarmac at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [83…

83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the guidelines his Department has provided to State owned airports in regard to the access of private ambulances onto the tarmac; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8338/25]

234. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to make a decision regarding State investment to develop the runway development at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/25]