Local residents welcome council request for further details on Dublin Airport expansion plan

Fingal County Council has ruled that airport administrator Daa must provide more than 360 additional pieces of information to the local authority before the application to expand the passenger cap can be fully considered. File picture: Dominic McGrath/PA Wire

Locals living next to Dublin Airport have welcomed a move to request further information regarding a bid to expand the airport’s passenger cap to 40 million people.

They say the move underlines “the importance of transparency”.