Nessa Cosgrove (Labour)

I thank the witnesses for coming in. My first question is about the long-term game. I understand the commercial element of it but, ideally, I would like to see the State being used. Dublin Fire Brigade was spoken about, and there are search and rescue missions and operations where I live, between sea and mountain rescue. I would love to see more advancement in technologies for monitoring and securing our territorial waters. For the endgame, ideally, I would love to see research from other countries where the state is using drones as more than commercial entities, and that the use of drones for the benefit of our State always takes precedence.

I also have a question on the impact on jobs. Has there been research on that? For commercial entities, such as delivery services, it will have an impact on jobs. Is that being taken into the policy framework? Will there be some kind of feasibility study, or comparative studies in other countries, about the impact commercial drone technology will have on jobs?