20 Air Corps personnel died prematurely since whistleblower contacted Varadkar in 2017, Dáil hears

Gavin Tobin, former air corps technician, who contacted Leo Varadkar in 2017. File Picture: Larry Cummins

Twenty Air Corps personnel have died prematurely since a whistleblower asked Leo Varadkar for help more than two years ago, the Dáil has heard.

According to joint Social Democrats leader Róisín Shortall, they are among a total of 86 premature deaths among Air Corps personnel.