The Irish aviation regulator has admitted no recommendations were made for the operator of Dublin Airport, DAA, after investigating a protected disclosure from a whistleblower.
Despite concerns from the former staff member that security shortfalls could leave the airport open to a possible terrorist attack, the regulator said it did not recommend any changes.
After receiving the protected disclosure, at first the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said in March it found “prima facie evidence” that “relevant wrongdoing may have occurred”.
However, in a new letter to Fianna Fáil senator Gerry Horkan, who is chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, IAA chief executive Declan Fitzpatrick said it “did not make” any recommendations for policy changes to either DAA or the Transport Minister.
DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs told the committee in recent weeks that the IAA investigation team found “no evidence of any serious or systemic deficiencies with respect to recruitment, training, or certification, at Dublin Airport”.
However, the IAA has been called on by a member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Senator Timmy Dooley, to give the report to the committee.
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