Opposition parties are to raise whistleblowers’ concerns on the management of air corps staff exposure to hazardous chemicals in the Dáil today.
Read more on the Irish Examiner website
Tag: Simon Coveney
Air Corps whistleblowers’ struggle for an investigation
Christmas week 2015, and as the country busied itself preparing for the festive season, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, defence minister Simon Coveney, and junior defence minister Paul Kehoe paid a pre-election visit to Irish troops serving peace-keeping operations in Lebanon and the Golan Heights.
Photographs released from the highly publicised trip saw the Taoiseach and his travelling party don blue helmets as they went to thank the troops and their families for their service.
However, not everyone was impressed with the visit.
Read more on the Irish Examiner website
Simon Coveney & Enda Kenny were warned of Air Corps concerns
Three whistleblowers warned Enda Kenny and then defence minister Simon Coveney about conditions at the Air Corps headquarters almost a year before the health watchdog issued a critical report on the management of hazardous chemicals at Casement Aerodrome.
Read more on the Irish Examiner website
20 years on from the Brigit McCole Case, Michael Noonan still in power, victims still the enemy…
Letter shows State saw Bridget McCole not as the victim but as the enemy
From the start of his involvement with the aftermath of the hepatitis C debacle, Michael Noonan seemed determined to hold the departmental line. This meant, firstly, insisting that the expert group report published in February 1995 was the last word on the scandal.
Secondly, it involved an insistence that the victims should be compensated through the tribunal established for that purpose rather than through the courts. The tribunal made awards without admission of liability, whereas the courts would seek to establish, in essence, who was to blame.
Read more on the Irish Times website
State to fight Irish Army Air Corps toxic exposure lawsuits
The State is facing at least six separate legal actions from former members of the Air Corps who allege they have suffered serious illnesses as a result of “chronic exposure” to the chemicals they came in contact with as a part of their daily duties.
Read more on the Irish Examiner website
Health & Safety watchdog warned Irish Army Air Corps about safety risks
The Air Corps was told three months ago it needs to monitor its workers’ exposure to harmful substances, observe their health for early detection, and give them the equipment to protect themselves against chemical exposure.
Read more on the Irish Examiner website
Irish Army Air Corps injuries summons lists 26 sample negligence claims
One plaintiff’s summons list contains 26 examples where they claim negligence, including that he was regularly required to use Trichloroethylene without any training as to how to use it, or the proper protective measures required to use it. Medical advice has attributed mental and physical health problems to exposure to such chemicals, writes Joe Leogue.
Read more on the Irish Examiner website
