Shuttle bus
Short-stay free parking will be available for up to two hours at some distance from the terminal, where departing or arriving passengers can transfer by shuttle bus.
The DAA is seeking permission for 100 short-term spaces in the time-limited wait-zone at the long-term red carpark.
Free parking will continue for those with a mobility-impairment badge for their vehicle.
Last February, Fingal County Council refused planning permission for a previous application for the extra charges on the travelling public.
Ryanair objected on the grounds of additional financial costs being levied on passengers, and the adverse impact on customer experience.
The reconfigured road lay-out being sought will include four new exit lanes, and associated works – including pay cabinets, a staff control reader, control barriers, CCTV, and lane-guidance signage.
One lane will be reserved for buses and taxis. Existing exits from the Terminal Two forecourt into the short-term surface car park will also close, and a new pay cabinet will be constructed.
The current 291 short-term spaces at T2 will be reconfigured into 245 long-term spaces, with room for 17 vans, and just 20 short-stay spaces.
The existing pedestrian crossing will also be reconfigured.
Fee-information signage
Fee-information signage will be erected, and a new pay cabinet will go up at the long-term red car park.
Fingal County Council has now asked for a car-park map for the entire airport, and a demonstration of the impact of the proposed changes on the number of spaces available.
The information must be provided by DAA within six months.
A DAA spokesman said that construction was not expected before the end of this year at the earliest, and would be subject to terms and conditions laid down in the planning permission.
Sustainability
He described the charges as part of a broader move to sustainability, and an effort to reduce car journeys to the airport.
Funds raised by the new car-park charges will be used to ringfence sustainability projects, he added – including a switch to electric shuttle buses.
While accepting that the move would add to journey times for intending passengers, he said it was not sustainable, on public-safety or security grounds, to have so many cars setting down in front of terminal buildings.
In 2019, just 32% of intending passengers at Dublin Airport arrived by private car, down from 44% in 2006.
The set-down facility was abused by some drivers, he added.