Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statutory powers of the airport police; and the statutory basis for such powers. [38889/14]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Under the Airports Acts, authorised officers are members of the Garda Síochána and persons appointed by the airport authority - the airport police.

The powers of authorised officers relate generally to the interest of the proper operation, security or safety of the airport, including the security or safety of persons, aircraft or other property at the airport.  The specific provisions are set out in several different Acts dating from 1973 to 2014 as listed below.

- Section 2A of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1973 (as inserted by section 65 of Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998

- Sections 18, 19, 41 and 43 of the Air Transport and Navigation Act 1988

- Sections 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51 of the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998

- Section 15 of the State Airports Act 2004

- Sections 45, 47, 48 and 50 of the State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014.