James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Of course, Chairman. First and foremost, I welcome the representatives of the DAA before the committee today. What happened over the course of the weekend is profoundly regrettable and has done remarkable damage to the organisation and to the State. It is important that this committee would ask a number of key questions regarding the operational failures at Dublin Airport over the weekend.

In 2021, the DAA received approximately €97.2 million in direct Exchequer supports, in particular in Dublin, for the operational parts of the airport. Was any of the funding used for the retention of staff at the airport? If not, why was it not used for the retention of security staff?