I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 24 together.
The carriage of munitions of war on board civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory and on Irish registered civil aircraft, wherever they may be, is governed by the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders, 1973 and 1989 ("the Orders"). When considering an application for an exemption for the carriage of munitions of war under the Orders, my Department consults with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on foreign policy issues and the Department of Justice and Equality on security issues.
My Department publishes statistics on its website regarding the number of such applications made and further details the numbers that are granted, refused and cancelled. The statistics for 2019 are available at the following link:
http://www.dttas.ie/sites/default/files/publications/aviation/english/statistics-munitions-war/2019-mw-statistics-february.pdf
One application was refused in the period in question on the advice of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
My Department has no function with regard to the transit of foreign military personnel through Irish sovereign territory or Irish Airports. Shannon Airport Authority has informed my Department that the number of US troops that passed through Shannon Airport between the 1st of January 2019 to the 22nd of March 2019 was 24,521.