Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the number of airport police in this State; and if he will provide the date on which the airport police embarked on workforce planning in the context of providing policing in Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports. [27795/22]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of airport police in the State by rank; and the number of civilians that directly support airport police operations. [27796/22]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of airport police based at Dublin airport pre-construction of terminal 2; the number of airport police as of 25 May 2022 and the number of airport police that work per shift at Dublin airport. [27797/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 to 134, inclusive, together.

Airport police, as employees of the relevant airport, are "authorised officers" under the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998, as amended.

Staffing issues, including the number of authorised officers at our State airports are a matter for each individual airport.

I have therefore forwarded your questions to the daa and Shannon Group for direct reply. If the Deputy does not receive a reply within ten working days, please advise my Private Office.