Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

Recent Air Corps Developments: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Rory O'Connor:

I thank the Secretary General. The airspace within which we operate around Baldonnel is quite a complex one with mountains to the south, Dublin Airport and obviously Weston there. When we are not active in Baldonnel there is a restriction in terms of what airspace is affecting, so if we are not operating on a weekend, aircraft will come close to Baldonnel. There is restricted airspace around that purely for the Garda air support unit. We have been in contact with AirNav Ireland and the IAA about this.