John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Am I correct in assuming that it is at the discretion of the Garda, if it felt there was something untoward going on in a plane or it was carrying something it should not carry, to search the plane, or would the Garda need a request from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to do that? If the gardaí in Shannon Airport suspected that a plane was not carrying personal arms, could they search it?