Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2009
308 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a status of forces agreement has been agreed between the United States and Ireland relating to foreign military personnel and military contractors accused of off-duty crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/09]
View answerIreland has not concluded a Status of Forces Agreement with the United States. United States military personnel and persons engaged in business in Ireland are subject to Irish law in the same manner and to the same extent as all other persons.
The only exception relates to military personnel attached to the Embassy of the United States and duly accredited under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 whose status is governed by the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act of 1967.
