Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to change the Air Navigation and Transport Acts as outlined in a newspaper article (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39191/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Attorney-General's Office, in conjunction with relevant officials are examining the statutory powers available to the civil authorities and An Garda Síochána in relation to search and inspection of aircraft including under the Air Navigation and Transport Acts. That examination commenced recently and no conclusions have yet been reached on whether the current statutory provisions need to be strengthened or amended.