Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2016
564. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of and the countries which made requests under the Air Navigation and Transport Act (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 for permits to transport munitions through Ireland or Irish airspace in 2016 to date; the information they provided on the destination of these aeroplanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15524/16]
View answerThe number of requests made under the Air Navigation and Transport Act (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 Order to date in 2016 is 351. Requests were made by airlines of the following countries - USA - 331; Ireland 8; Turkey 5; Switzerland 3; UK - 2; Spain 1; Ethiopia 1.
The next destinations after landing in Ireland or overflying Irish airspace were as follows - USA 146 flights; Germany 115; Kuwait 34; Afghanistan 16; Ireland 10; Romania 9; UK 4; Finland 3; United Arab Emirates 2 and; Holland, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Ethiopia , Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Poland, Spain, Ukraine and Azerbaijan 1 each.
