Noise complaints regarding Dublin Airport rose to 70,939 in 2024, double the number of complaints from 2023 although only 615 individuals filed complaints.
One individual from St Margaret’s submitted 7,535 complaints in a single month, averaging 243 complaints daily.
The top five individuals accounted for 65pc of all complaints, a total of 46,197 complaints.
Improvements such as the opening of the North Runway have led to fewer people being affected by aircraft noise, despite the rise in total complaints.
Graeme McQueen, Media Relations Manager at daa, shared; “more than nine out of every ten complaints come from serial complainants.”
Dublin airport noise updates
- The Daa spent €18m spent insulating local homes in 2024 – 227 eligible houses; b180 completed to date.
- Dublin airport proposed an insulation grant scheme whereby 600 or more local homes could avail of €20,000 towards insulation works; currently being reviewed by An Bord Pleanála as part of NRRA appeal.
- Insulation works completed at three local schools, with works commencing in Ql 2025 at a further two schools.
- 41 local houses are eligible for voluntary purchase scheme which offers 30% premium on current market value, in addition of very generous allowances for stamp duty, conveyancing and moving costs.
- 6 houses have been purchased, 12 are in process.
- Installed 25 Noise Monitoring Terminals in local communities and neighbouring counties; 2 mobile noise monitors are also deployed to locations nominated by community groups.
- Dedicated Noise and Flight Track Monitoring Team.
- Online WebTrak for noise/flight tracking, and Maploom for mitigation scheme eligibility checking by Eircode/map.
- Dedicated Community Engagement Team.
- 120 home and school visits by DAA Community Engagement
- 11 meetings in 2024 of independently chaired Community
Liaison and Environmental Working Groups. - Facilitating all meeting requests and bimonthly newsletter for local elected representatives.
- €10m DUB Community Fund supports local groups and projects. €2.75m allocated to date. €500k allocated in 2024 to +100 applicants.
- €1.5m support for improvement and development works at local schools in 2025.
- 40 students supported each year through DCU’s Access Programme.
- 40,000 copies of Dublin Airport News delivered to local homes biannually – summer and winter editions.
- 100 staff volunteers in two DUB Community Difference Days at local school and community centre.
- DUB Educational Tours for local school children, and 20 staff participate in Junior Achievement.
