Committee urges climate review before lifting Dublin Airport passenger cap

Oireachtas transport committee has also recommended legislation be curbed to limit the potential powers of the transport minister

TDs and senators have called for a 'comprehensive independent assessment' of the impacts of removing the cap, as airlines and the DAA press for its removal. File picture

The Government should carry out an environmental and climate impact assessment of its plans to remove the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, the Oireachtas transport committee has recommended.

TDs and senators have called for a “comprehensive independent assessment” of the impacts of removing the cap, as airlines and the DAA press for its removal.