Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for repeating much of what he said before. I understand the emphasis he is putting on this issue. It is quite clear that the personnel in question will continue to be exempt from security screening if they are responding to an emergency. They will not be affected in their course of duties. I am determined that I will not be involved in the minutiae of security arrangements at Dublin Airport or any other airport. Neither is it my position to tell the authority whether it should use a private security firm or any other type of security arrangement. I am constrained in what I can say about security. I am also constrained in what I know about it. I am not privy to the way the system operates in a detailed fashion.

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