Case Study: Dublin Airport Authority (daa) achieves data-driven audit management and significant efficiency gains with ACL

Data-driven audit management at Dublin Airport Authority

Dublin Airport Authority (daa) is the state‑owned operator of the country's two largest airports, operating on a standalone commercial basis with no extra funding. Its internal audit team must manage wide‑ranging, primarily non‑financial operational risks (security, health & safety) but was bogged down by time‑consuming spreadsheets, documents and administrative work that limited its ability to focus on core audit activity.

daa deployed ACL GRC and ACL Analytics Exchange — solutions that were up and running in days, intuitive to use and capable of embedding analytics into the audit workflow. The tools cut administrative overhead, enabled data‑driven testing within workpapers, delivered deeper insight and allowed the team to do significantly more, with fewer people — producing strong, measurable time and headcount savings and materially better audit penetration.

Dublin Airport Authority

Kevin Goulding

Group Head of Internal Audit