Clare Daly
Question:99. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the country of origin of all military aircraft which landed in Shannon in the past 12 months. [27879/14]
View answerTuesday, 1 July 2014
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The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. My Department grants permission for the landing of foreign military aircraft at Shannon Airport subject to conditions that apply to landings at Irish airports by foreign military aircraft; namely that the aircraft are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives, do not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in question do not form any part of military exercises or operations. The countries of origin of the military aircraft for which permission to land at Shannon Airport was granted over the last 12 months are listed below:
Australia
Bahrain
Belgium
Canada
Cote D’Ivoire
Croatia
Czech Republic
Egypt
France
Gabon
Germany
Greece
India
Italy
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
UAE
UK
USA
Vietnam
Yemen