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Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Minister for Transport
- Introduced
- 23 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 22 Jul 2026
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Minister for Transport gains power to amend or revoke Dublin Airport's passenger cap planning condition after environmental assessments by An Coimisiún Pleanála and public consultation.
- daa can apply to Minister to remove passenger cap if it causes serious harm to economy, international connectivity, or Ireland's air transport reputation.
- Future passenger cap planning conditions at Dublin Airport are prohibited; Fingal County Council and An Coimisiún Pleanála cannot impose them.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil19 Jun 2026
- Committee Stage34th Dáil23 Jun 2026
- First Stage34th Dáil23 Jun 2026
- Second Stage34th Dáil23 Jun 2026
- Second Stage27th Seanad30 Jun 2026
- Report Stage34th Dáil30 Jun 2026
- Fifth Stage34th Dáil30 Jun 2026
- Committee Stage27th Seanad1 Jul 2026
- Fifth Stage27th Seanad8 Jul 2026
- Report Stage27th Seanad8 Jul 2026
- Enacted16 Jul 2026