Shane Ross (Independent)

A Chathaoirligh, it was not the GAA I mentioned but the DAA, the Dublin Airport Authority. The DAA has responded to these events by saying nobody was harmed and no lives were in danger, a pathetic response. The only reason no lives were in danger was because the bomb that got through was a replica. To say no lives were in danger is an admission of the seriousness of the security situation. It must be debated. The House must not shun away from discussing airports and airlines because the Government is paralysed on this issue. We are seeing a symptom of it in the recent events at Dublin Airport.