Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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123. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recent closure order issued to the officers' mess in the Air Corps came about as the result of a routine HSE inspection; if not, if it was due to the actions of a whistleblower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54221/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that following a random inspection of the Officer's Mess Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, the HSE Environmental Health Inspector issued a Closure Order on Tuesday 11 December 2018 which necessitated remedial works. These works were expeditiously executed and a Re-Opening Order was issued on Friday 14 December, 2018. Military management have advised that it is their understanding that the inspection was a random one. That being said, the basis on which premises are selected for inspection is a matter for the HSE.