Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
536. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence when his attention was drawn to plans to have a military air display by the United States military in Dublin on 30 August 2014; and the role his Department and the Defence Forces played in facilitating this display. [34055/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn the 21st August 2014, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade sought observations from my Department and the Defence Forces in relation to the overflight and the radio frequencies to be used by the US aircraft that participated in the opening ceremony of the Croke Park Classic American football game. Having consulted with the Military authorities, my Department replied with no observations. My Department and the Defence Forces had no other role in the matter.
