Section 32 Safety Audit of the Irish Aviation Authority

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The Irish Aviation Authority (“IAA”) is the body established to regulate the safety of aircraft and air navigation in Ireland. The IAA also has responsibility for the management of Irish controlled airspace including the provision of air navigation services and air traffic management services. The IAA was established under the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 and its principal objects are set out in Section 14 of the Act which is available here. The full text of the Act is available at http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/front.html. Section 32(3)(a) of the 1993 Act requires the Minister to “appoint a person to carry out an examination of the performance by the company of its functions in so far as they relate to the application and enforcement of technical and safety standards in relation to aircraft and air navigation” (Please click here to see Section 32). The last such examination was conducted in 2004.