Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Absolutely. To be clear, the people I represent have been looking for this meeting for months. The witnesses from the DAA will know that because the people have been seeking it from them. I just want to say that.
I will move on to the issue of staffing. Reference was made to a recruitment campaign that is under way to recruit airport police. There was an issue with staffing. We do not want to rehash everything that happened last summer, but some of it was down to staffing. Are the witnesses confident now that the DAA is fully staffed to cover all contingencies? Good luck to the DAA if it can find people who never get sick or have family emergencies. It is not just about the staffing levels; it is also about staffing to cover contingencies. Will the witnesses confirm the position in that regard?
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