Vol. 559 No. 1
209 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if foreign military aircraft landing here pay landing charges or fees; if so, the rate; and the amount of income this has generated to the Exchequer every year for the past ten years. [25838/02]
My Department processes applications for foreign military aircraft to land in Ireland but does not have responsibility for landing charges or fees. I refer the Deputy to my colleague the Minister for Transport who will provide a comprehensive reply to his question.
210 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of requests he has received for military overflights; the countries from which; the number he has approved; the basis for any rejections; the countries which have been rejected; and if he will provide a full accounting of all such requests and ministerial authorisations under the provisions of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, since 1990. [25839/02]
The numbers of overflights of foreign military aircraft granted permission under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, from 1991 to end October 2002 are provided in the following lists. These statistics do not include those aircraft which were granted permission to land in Ireland.
1991: 7,751
Countries: Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, USA
1992: 4,442
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sultanate of Oman, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, USA
1993: 3,612
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, USA
1994: 3,402
Countries: Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, USA
1995: 3,915
Countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, USA
1996: 4,067
Countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, USA
1997: 3,599
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, USA
1998: 5,232
Countries: Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, USA
1999: 5,445
Countries: Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Republic of Djibouti, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, USA
2000: 1,963
Countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA
2001: 1,766
