Noel O'Flynn
Ceist:179 Mr. O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will introduce legislative protection for airline workers to whistle-blow on safety concerns by reporting incidents to the Irish Aviation Authority. [27259/00]
Vol. 526 No. 6
179 Mr. O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will introduce legislative protection for airline workers to whistle-blow on safety concerns by reporting incidents to the Irish Aviation Authority. [27259/00]
Legislation is currently being drafted at EU level to initiate a mandatory occurrence reporting system which will apply in all member states. It is intended that this initiative will include a provision for confidential reporting.
I believe that the implementation of a community-wide standard is the correct way to proceed on this issue and I look forward to its early introduction.