Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
429. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to ascertain from the United States Government if any of the US military aircraft that transited through Shannon Airport during the month of June 2016 were involved in any capacity in supporting military exercises in Poland or elsewhere. [21243/16]
View answerThe US Embassy has reconfirmed details which it had provided previously in relation to the aircraft that transited through Shannon Airport last month.
The Embassy has reconfirmed that the aircraft were unarmed, carried no arms, ammunition or explosives and did not engage in intelligence gathering.
The Embassy further reconfirmed that the aircraft were not part of a military operation or exercise.
Permission for landings by these aircraft was granted subject to these conditions.
