Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 April 2017
415. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if investigations have been launched to determine whether the Air Corps pilot officer that recently admitted taking cocaine was connected to other drug-taking or other activities associated with the illegal drugs trade or with criminal organisations. [18985/17]
View answerFollowing a recent Compulsory Random Drug Testing in Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel, one member of the Defence Forces tested as "unclear" for a controlled substance.
It is the case that under Defence Force Administrative Procedures, unclear initial test sample results cannot be considered positive until the sample provided has been tested by a designated civilian laboratory and the presence of a controlled drug is revealed.
Therefore, the administrative process for the recent "unclear" test remains ongoing and it would not be appropriate to comment further in respect of an individual case.
