Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 March 2004
14 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Force’s guard of honour, which will greet the US President on his arrival, will be inspected and possibly disarmed by US security personnel as allegedly occurred during former US President Ronald Reagan’s visit at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9306/04]
View answerNo request for the provision of a guard of honour for the visit of the US President has been made to date. A guard of honour, if requested, will be provided in accordance with standard military procedures and the exact format will be decided by senior military personnel on the day. Normal procedure does not allow for inspection by security personnel of guards of honours prior to rendering honours. There is no question of US security personnel disarming the guard of honour.
