Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023
161. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport how many exemption orders for the transport of munitions of war have been granted in each of the last 10 years; how many exemption orders have been issued for munitions destined for Israel in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52117/23]
View answerUnder the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989, the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory is prohibited, unless granted an exemption to do so by the Minister for Transport.
My Department regularly publishes information related to the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft on the gov.ie website, which is available at this link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/15da60-the-carriage-of-munitions-of-war-on-civil-aircraft/#statistics
The table below details the total number of exemptions granted and, of those, the number of exemptions granted to a flight destined for a point in Israel, from 2013 to 2023 (end October):
|
Year |
Total exemptions granted |
Those destined for a point in Israel |
|
2013 |
704 |
1 |
|
2014 |
590 |
1 |
|
2015 |
826 |
0 |
|
2016 |
813 |
0 |
|
2017 |
919 |
1 |
|
2018 |
1054 |
0 |
|
2019 |
1075 |
0 |
|
2020 |
1165 |
0 |
|
2021 |
989 |
0 |
|
2022 |
1094 |
0 |
|
2023 (end October) |
997 |
0 |
