I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together.
The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, made under the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946, gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. Permission is required for such aircraft to overfly Ireland or to land at Irish airports. Requests for permission submitted to my Department by the Embassy of the country in question are circulated to relevant Departments and agencies, including the Department of Defence.
All flights are expected to comply with navigational requirements in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation procedures. Compliance with these requirements is a matter for the aviation authorities which operate under the aegis of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.