Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Dublin Airport Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate
3:00 pm
Mr. Pádraig Ó Ríordáin:
We consider all of it. Depending on where we put security, it could move a problem rather than eradicate it. We must think through each of the steps. We have very strong and experienced people going through all of the steps. Security for access to Dublin and Cork Airports is significantly higher than it used to be, without going into the detail of it. Although people can access terminals, it is more secure than it was. We have taken quite a few preventative measures and measures to plan for a reaction if something were to happen because this is also very important. We have learned from some of the incidents that have happened in other airports as to how to minimise damage and deal with a situation if something goes wrong. We think about this along the entire journey, from the inception of an issue and how we prevent it through to moderating its effects.
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