Kenny Jacobs & Basil Geoghegan turn down invitation to the Oireachtas Transport committee

DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs and chair Basil Geoghegan declined to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport on 25 September next due to ongoing unresolved matters and legal constraints.

Relations between Jacobs and Geoghegan deteriorated after two unupheld protective disclosure complaints against Jacobs earlier in 2025.

An agreement outlines Jacobs receiving a €1m exit package and leaving in January 2026, three years into his seven-year term, pending approval by Ministers Darragh O’Brien and Jack Chambers.

Committee chair Michael Murphy TD called the refusal deeply disappointing, vowing to pursue re-invitation or parliamentary powers for accountability.

DAA staff have received a memo confirming Jacobs remains CEO, with focus on business and passengers. The board meets in Cork this evening.

Michael Murphy TD shared: “Dublin Airport is a national gateway, the front door to Ireland, and with that comes responsibility to answer reasonable questions in a public forum. Refusing to engage with the Oireachtas transport committee does nothing to build confidence in the governance of the airport. The committee will have to now consider what actions are open to us in terms of ensuring that necessary accountability. This refusal sends out the wrong message to the public.”