The operator of Dublin Airport has said it will fully co-operate with any investigation that follows a whistleblower’s allegation of vulnerabilities within its security system.
A report on Monday, citing an airport employee’s protected disclosure, outlined alleged shortfalls that could allow explosives to be placed on aircraft. The disclosure was passed to Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan last June at a time when the airport was having difficulty sourcing appropriate levels of security staff.
According to the report in the Irish Independent, the employee claimed a lapse in staff training standards had resulted in “below par” security screening at the airport, where “vulnerabilities” could be “exploited”.
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), which was said to be investigating the claims, declined to comment. The IAA’s company secretary is the person prescribed in law to receive disclosures of relevant wrongdoings relating to the management of Irish-controlled airspace, safety regulation and oversight of civil aviation security.
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Both the Department of Transport and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), which runs the airport, said they were limited in their response on the basis they do not comment on matters of security.
A DAA spokesman said “due process must be followed, and we will co-operate fully with any investigation that may follow, but any allegations under a protected disclosure should remain to be allegations only until such claims are fully investigated...
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