Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To give a further update on that, the drone technology has been purchased. The DAA have purchased that and the process around purchasing the specific equipment involved has concluded. They are finalising the regulatory and training process at the moment with the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, and a statutory instrument will probably be required through the Irish Aviation Authority to operationalise the drone technology. That is proceeding at pace. It is a priority for me.

Separately, and in parallel to that, the wider objective is to ensure the State takes a broader response to this. That is why there is now a structure between Departments that will report by the middle of the year on the wider State response to this. It will be on critical infrastructure and will relate to other airports as well. Those are the two pieces of work. We will have it deployed and operational within weeks.