The health of over 120,000 people has been impacted by noise from Dublin airport, a new report suggests.
The report commissioned by residents living close to the airport suggests the cost of health impacts is estimated at around €800 million.
Based on figures provided by the airport noise regulator last year, it states that just under 71 and a half thousand local residents were “highly annoyed” and 32 and a half thousand were “highly sleep disturbed” due to aircraft noise.
The report suggests that 16,746 people have been impacted by cardiovascular issues.
The PMCA study says the findings of noise impacts on residents at Dublin Airport were cross-referenced against a similar study carried out at Brussels Airport, and cross-referenced against internationally accepted disturbance survey metrics. PMCA says its findings run parallel to the international study carried out in Belgium.
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