Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 September 2014
14. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he granted permission for two F16 jets to fly across Dublin on 30 August for an American football event held in Croke Park, Dublin. [34542/14]
View answerPrimary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland rests with the Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade in accordance with the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952. On the 21st August 2014, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade sought observations from my Department and the Defence Forces in relation to the overflight and the radio frequencies to be used by the US aircraft that participated in the opening ceremony of the Croke Park Classic American football game. Having consulted with the Military authorities, my Department replied with no observations. My Department and the Defence Forces had no other role in the matter.
