Air Corps 'unqualified' inspector claims rejected by report

An independent report into allegations that Air Corps inspectors were not qualified to sign off on repairs on the force’s aircraft has found there was “nothing of substance” to affect operations — despite “procedural and documentation deficiencies and errors”.

Last year, the Irish Examiner revealed that a member from within the Defence Forces had written to Defence Minister Simon Coveney under whistleblower protocols to make the allegations, and to further maintain that information was withheld from an internal investigation into the claims, and that misleading information was submitted to this original inquiry.

In subsequent correspondence, the unidentified complainant also told the minister they had been penalised for raising the matter.