196. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department and Shannon airport have put in place to prevent any further unlawful incursions by persons on the airport campus, airside and non-airside, in 2025 and to date in 2026. [75284/26]
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339. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to prevent potential drone attacks at Irish airports. [61293/26]
341. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the spend by his Department in upgrading security infrastructure at Shannon Airport in 2026, 2025, 2024 and 2023; and to list the additional security measures put in place, and cost of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36624/26]
255. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is currently evaluating upgrade to security measures at Dublin Airport following the evacuation recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54803/25]
153. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of drone detections recorded since the installation of anti-drone technology at Dublin Airport in July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53952/25]
154. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of occasions on which Dublin Airport has had to suspend operations due to drone sightings since the system became operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53953/25]
155. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if anti-drone technology been installed at other Irish airports such as Cork, Shannon, Knock or Belfast; if so, to provide details of the locations and operational status; if not, the timeline for the roll-out of anti-drone systems at other airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53954/25]
156. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of individuals that have been prosecuted for flying drones within restricted zones around Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Knock airports since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53955/25]
157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if further legislative changes are being considered to strengthen enforcement around drone activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53956/25]
158. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if anyone has been prosecuted for breaching laws of flying drones near Dublin, Shannon and Knock airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53957/25]
159. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the specific measures the IAA is taking to prevent drone incursions at airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53958/25]
160. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the IAA is involved in real-time monitoring or enforcement regarding drone activity; the way in which it is coordinating with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53959/25]
161. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the annual running cost of the anti-drone system currently in place at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53960/25]
162. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff employed or trained to operate the anti-drone system currently in place at Dublin Airport; whether these roles are managed by the DAA or another agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53961/25]
164. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the contingency plans that are in place to prevent similar incidents in Ireland, in light of recent drone-related hybrid attacks on airports in Denmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53977/25]
165. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any risk assessments or simulations to test Ireland’s airport resilience against coordinated drone incursions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53978/25]
166. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if a designated state agency will be tasked with overseeing counter-drone operations nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53979/25]
108. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an assessment of Dublin Airports preparedness to counter drone threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53650/25]