Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 March 2015
574. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests made in 2014 by aircraft from the US for a permit to transport munitions through Shannon Airport under the Air Navigation and Transport Act (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973; the number of requests that were refused and the grounds for those refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10099/15]
View answerThe number of requests made by aircraft from the United States in 2014 for a permit to transport munitions through Shannon Airport under the Air Navigation and Transport Act (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 was 321. 320 permits were issued and one flight was cancelled. There were 18 refusals of US airlines' applications in 2014 but these were all in respect of overflights. The refusals were based on the advice of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
