Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Jacobs and Mr. McQueen. I have a number of questions on airport security. There have been many debates at this committee about the delays involved there. Approximately 12 months ago, European Commission staff visited Dublin Airport. They undertook an audit of how screening works and how efficient and, more importantly, safe, it is. Of the improvised explosive devices, IEDs, test pieces fed through baggage as part of the drill exercise to see how good detection was at Dublin Airport, seven out of ten passed through undetected. Alarmingly, one of the ASU’s security screening staff was not able to explain the constituent parts of an IED when challenged by the Commission’s inspector. I would like to know-----