Written answers
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Department of Defence
Air Corps
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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435. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of serving and former Air Corps whistle-blowers who have been placed under surveillance by the State Claims Agency or its agents. [18187/22]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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444. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of serving and former Air Corps whistle-blowers who have been placed under surveillance by the Defence Forces. [18185/22]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 435 and 444 together.
The conduct of surveillance activities by the Defence Forces is an operational security matter carried out in line with relevant national legislation. The relevant military authorities provide regular assessments, reports and briefings to me, as Minister for Defence, to the Secretary General of the Department of Defence and to the Chief of Staff. These assessments, by their nature, are confidential.
I am informed by the State Claims Agency that they do not comment on individual claims. The Agency’s statutory mandate is to manage claims in such a manner as to ensure that the State’s liability is contained at the lowest achievable level.
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