Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has said the limit on the number of passengers allowed to pass through Dublin Airport every year is 'arbitrary'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Proposals by Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to scrap completely the passenger cap at Dublin Airport have met strong resistance from senior civil servants, he has said.
Since 2008, the maximum number of passengers using the airport each year has been capped at 32 million.
The cap was breached in both 2023 and 2024, with an estimated 3
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