Ahern gives state backing to use of body scanners at airports

JUSTICE MINISTER Dermot Ahern said he was in favour of introducing body scanners at Irish airports in the wake of the attempted bombing of a US-bound aircraft on Christmas Day.

Mr Ahern backed the move at a high-level meeting between EU justice ministers and the US Homeland Security Secretary in Spain, Janet Napolitano in Toledo, Spain.

Mr Ahern told his counterparts the Irish Government would support any additional security measures – including increased passenger information.