Lobby groups opposed to the lifting of the passenger restrictions on Dublin airport have appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport at Leinster House.
The groups claimed the bill leads to major increases in fossil fuel pollution bypasses planning laws and goes against balanced regional development while increased noise levels impact health.
The Cabinet approves draft legislation to lift Dublin Airport 32m passenger cap which was a condition in a 2007 planning permission.
The committee has begiun hearings as part of the pre legislative scrutiny of the Dublin Airport Passenger Capacity Bill 2026.
The groups claim the bill leads to major increases in fossil fuel pollution bypasses planning laws and goes against balanced regional development while increased noise levels impact health.
Louise O’Leary shared “The bill should be withdrawn and should never have been drafted in the first place. It will lead to major increases in fossil fuel pollution.”
David Walton shared “Increasing passenger numbers at Dublin Airport goes completely against balanced regional development. There is no economic environmental or moral rationale for removing the cap.”
Niamh Maher shared “Increased noise levels will have an impact on peoples health and better noise mitigation measures are needed.”
