Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Better to have and not to need. We all are in support of whatever can be done from the point of view of ensuring flying is as seamless as possible given the significant difficulties. I will not labour the point that we probably could have done this piece at an earlier stage because it was stated by the Minister and others that there was not too much to be gained and, to a degree, there is nothing to see here. Obviously, that has changed or maybe somebody looked into it to a greater degree and decided the Defence Forces could play that part in relation to the workings at the perimeter level.