Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 May 2024

Committee on Public Petitions

Decisions on Public Petitions Received

Photo of Pat BuckleyPat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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I agree that there is a great deal of correspondence. Many responses that came back are regulations about how they do X, Y and Z, but nothing real or formal. One of the responses indicates that under SI 460/2009, "The AAIU shall be functionally independent of the State aviation authorities responsible for the operation or regulation of airworthiness, certification, flight operations, aircraft maintenance". It then states that any data indicating a concern surrounding airworthiness or aircraft maintenance is a matter for the operator and the National Aviation Authority. It will be difficult to get answers, but I would like to see the additional documentation and-----