Vol. 488 No. 1
98 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the numbers and details of military overflights in this country that have occurred on a monthly basis since January 1997 that have carried members of armed forces from other nations in transit to areas of hostilities in the world; the regulations, if any, which apply to these flights; and the permission, if any, required. [5723/98]
Under the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, foreign military aircraft require the permission of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to overfly the State. Such permission has normally been granted, on the basis that certain conditions which are drawn to the attention of the countries concerned are met. These conditions include that the aircraft not be armed, not carry armaments or aerial photographic equipment, not engage in intelligence gathering and not form part of a military exercise or operation. Overflying aircraft are also required to comply with air traffic control procedures.
We have received no requests for military overflights to transit Irish airspace en route to areas of hostilities. I have set out in tabular form the numbers and details of foreign military overflights, as distinct from landings in the State, from January 1997 through February 1998. The numbers of such flights in 1997 show no significant variation from analogous figures for the previous two years.
Foreign Military Aircraft Overflights: January-February 1998
|
Country |
Jan |
Feb |
Total |
Details |
|
Australia |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Belgium |
9 |
5 |
14 |
C130, A310, DA900 |
|
Canada |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Czech Rep |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Egypt |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
France |
2 |
– |
2 |
C130 |
|
F.R. of |
24 |
16 |
40 |
A310, B707, C160 |
|
Germany |
||||
|
Gt Britain* |
73 |
63 |
136 |
Tristar, VC10, Hercules, E3D |
|
Israel |
5 |
3 |
8 |
C130, B707 |
|
Italy |
– |
1 |
1 |
G3 |
|
Japan |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Jordan |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
New Zealand |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Portugal |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Romania |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Spain |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Sweden |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
U.S.A |
96 |
146 |
242 |
C137, C135, C141, C130, C20 |
|
Total |
211 |
236 |
447 |
|
Country |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
Details |
|
Argentina |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
B707 |
|
Australia |
1 |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
2 |
2 |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
DA90, B707, C130E |
|
Belgium |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
– |
1 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
DA900, C130, A310, B727 |
|
Canada |
39 |
39 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
40 |
40 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
452 |
CC130, CC142, CC144, |
|
CC137-B707, CC150 |
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|
Czech Rep |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
3 |
CL-601 |
|
Egypt |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
B737, G3, G4 |
|
France |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
Mirage |
|
F.R. of Germany |
32 |
21 |
39 |
56 |
78 |
50 |
44 |
58 |
48 |
50 |
27 |
28 |
531 |
A310, B707, CL601 |
|
Gt. Britain* |
41 |
45 |
51 |
45 |
47 |
79 |
80 |
67 |
66 |
86 |
70 |
36 |
713 |
Hercules, VC10, Tristar, E3D |
|
Israel |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
32 |
B707, C130 |
|
Italy |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
2 |
G3 |
|
Japan |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
B747-400 |
|
Jordan |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
C130 |
|
Mexico |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
B757-225 |
|
Netherlands |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
G4 |
|
New Zealand |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
P3K ORION, B727-100 |
|
Spain |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
P3B |
|
USA |
194 |
203 |
183 |
172 |
100 |
109 |
116 |
104 |
105 |
234 |
176 |
105 |
1801 |
C137, C135, C141, C130, C20 |
|
Total |
312 |
311 |
322 |
315 |
268 |
286 |
289 |
275 |
264 |
415 |
324 |
212 |
3593 |
