Public Servant ............................ NOT!
Nope!, we are not public servants or civil servants, Irish taxpayers don't pay our wages. We are a Semi-state body that works in the Public Sector. Our operational revenue generated through the SAFE provision of ANS pays the wages of everyone in the IAA. Even the guys trying to screw us from above. We make money for them and they earn bonuses trying to deny us as much of it as possiblle. In a safety driven profession Controllers put safety first, not the bottom line.
Never, ever doubt that.