Green Party Government minister Roderic O’Gorman is opposing Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) plans to lift planning restrictions on its new €320m 3.1km runway at Dublin airport.
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, who is Dublin West TD, has branded as “unacceptable” the noise levels local residents will be faced with if planning restrictions are lifted.
Due to become operational next year, the DAA is seeking amendments to the original 2007 planning permission that will be allow the runway be used between 6am and midnight.
It has suggested a noise quota system would be used to dictate the number of night-time flights at the airport.