Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
379. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when his Department became aware of a protective disclosure made by a former member of the airport search unit at Dublin Airport; if officials from his Department have made any direct contact with this person; the actions that have been taken by his Department in response to the protected disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38681/23]
View answer380. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if an investigation was initiated by his Department on foot of receiving a protective disclosure made by a former member of the airport search unit at Dublin Airport; if a report on this matter has been seen by him; if he will make this report available to the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38682/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together.
Any protected disclosure received in my Department is handled in accordance with the Department’s Policy on Protected Disclosures, which is aligned with central government guidelines and the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended.
It would not be appropriate for me to comment on any individual protected disclosures.
The Deputy may wish to note that the Company Secretary of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the person prescribed in law to receive disclosures of relevant wrongdoings on all matters relating to the management of Irish controlled airspace, the safety regulation of Irish civil aviation and the oversight of civil aviation security in the State.
