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Kildare residents are concerned over plans for a helicopter search and rescue base.
Kildare County Council has been asked to outline “the discussions and formal safety procedures” it intends to put in place for the proposed helicopter search and rescue (SAR) base at Weston Airport, near Leixlip.
Permission for the development was granted recently by South Dublin County Council.
Weston Airport is situated just inside the County Dublin border at Backweston, Leixlip.
However, Cllr Nuala Killeen says that Kildare residents are mostly impacted (because) “the flight paths are mainly on the Kildare side including impact on water, air quality and noise exacerbations.”
The councillor has also asked KCC to explain why it made no submission on the proposal.
Separately, an appeal has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála against the SDCC decision.
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