Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:158 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 12 March 2003, if he will report on the specific nature of the training exercises for each of the 22 United States Air Force aeroplanes which landed at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin between September 2001 and March 2003; if he will report on the specific date-s on which it occurred for each individual landing; the specific purpose for which; the number of personnel on board; the number and type of armaments on board; the duration of stay; if landing charges were levied; if they were related to a training exercise; the number and rank of Irish military personnel which were involved; if the exercise was under the auspices of NATO, the Partnership for Peace, the EU Rapid Reaction Force or some other military configuration; if notice of the landing was given to the Government; if the landing was on the basis of invitation by the Government; if it was an emergency landing; if he was advised of and his attention was drawn to the landing in advance; if prior ministerial authorisation was given; if the flight was inspected by Irish authorities for breaches of the Defence (Amendment) Act 1993 and the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998; if the attention of the civil aviation authorities was drawn to the overflight and landing before, during, or after it took place; the aeroplanes' flight path both approaching and leaving Irish air space, in particular Baldonnel air space; and the departure base and destination base in each case. [8711/03]
