Pay deal struck to deploy defence force personnel at Dublin Airport

Filling in for security at Dublin Airport will also add to pressure on the Defence Forces as they are already short on staff. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

A breakthrough has been achieved between the Defence Forces representative associations and the Department of Defence to pave the way for members of the military to step into the breach to act as security personnel in Dublin Airport.

But some issues have arisen about how the Defence Forces will provide some of the resources for security duties.