Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
40. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has an active status of forces agreement with the United States of America; if so, the date that this agreement was signed; and if he will provide a copy of same. [36093/18]
View answer41. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is an international status of force agreement in place whereby crimes committed by forces of the United States of America here will not be prosecuted here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36674/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 40 and 41 together.
Ireland has not concluded a Status of Forces Agreement with the United States.
United States military personnel transiting or visiting Ireland are under a duty to respect Irish law.
As with all other States, only military personnel duly accredited through their Embassy, under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 have a legal status that is governed by the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967, as amended.
