Civil Aviation Regulation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 December 2018

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Ceisteanna (47)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

47. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications for carriage of munitions of war refused after the exercise of ministerial discretion following a Departmental recommendation that permission be granted; and the air carrier involved in each case. [51987/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

During 2016, I exercised my ministerial discretion to refuse 10 applications made by Atlas Air, Inc. for the carriage of munitions of war through Irish sovereign airspace. Further statistics relating to the number of applications granted and refused are available on my Department's website.