Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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414. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps pilot officer who recently admitted taking cocaine had access to flight plans by either Air Corps or Garda aerial surveillance platforms used for illegal drug interdiction; and if they were tasked at any stage with duties associated with such flights. [18984/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Following a recent Compulsory Random Drug Testing in Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel, one member of the Defence Forces tested as "unclear" for a controlled substance.

It is the case that under Defence Force Administrative Procedures, unclear initial test sample results cannot be considered positive until the sample provided has been tested by a designated civilian laboratory and the presence of a controlled drug is revealed.

Therefore, the administrative process for the recent "unclear" test remains ongoing and it would not be appropriate to comment further in respect of an individual case.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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415. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if investigations have been launched to determine whether the Air Corps pilot officer that recently admitted taking cocaine was connected to other drug taking or other activities associated with the illegal drugs trade or with criminal organisations. [18985/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Following a recent Compulsory Random Drug Testing in Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel, one member of the Defence Forces tested as "unclear" for a controlled substance.

It is the case that under Defence Force Administrative Procedures, unclear initial test sample results cannot be considered positive until the sample provided has been tested by a designated civilian laboratory and the presence of a controlled drug is revealed.

Therefore, the administrative process for the recent "unclear" test remains ongoing and it would not be appropriate to comment further in respect of an individual case.