Mr. Evan Cullen:

There was a company with two production facilities, one based in Dublin and the other in Cork. The one based in Dublin carried IAA-preferred consigner status, meaning it was a secure location and the people working there had all been Garda vetted. When the goods were being packed, a sticker was applied to show they would not need to be rechecked when passing security at the airport before being loaded onto an aircraft.

The Cork facility did not have the same Garda vetting and security clearance. The product was being boxed in Cork, shrink-wrapped onto pallets and brought to the Dublin facility, that is, the secure location. The shrink wrap was then removed, the boxes were not checked and a new shrink wrap with the security stickers was applied. There was no attempt to look inside the boxes. A whistleblower approached us and we brought the matter to the attention of the IAA, which indicated it would look into it. I might explain the problem by-----