Air Corps report fails to address the most pressing issue

A report on allegations that working conditions at Casement Aerodrome caused some workers’ ill health has failed to address some of the core issues, writes Joe Leogue.

While Christopher O’Toole’s report into allegations within the Air Corps is long-awaited, its findings — or lack thereof — come as no surprise to those who sparked the review.

But more pressingly, the review’s overall purpose as designed by the Department of Defence fails to address the most urgent issue as to whether Defence Forces staff are at greater risk of serious illness — a question that can only be answered by a significant health study and survey of current and former members.