Paul Murphy
Ceist:170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of US troops and military personnel that have passed through Shannon Airport in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. [39421/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 26 November 2020
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Freagraí scríofa
My Department has no statutory 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 they collate such information at the end of each month, and that the numbers of US military personnel that transited through Shannon Airport during the requested periods were:
|
Year |
Number of US military personnel that transited Shannon Airport |
|
2018 |
93,852 |
|
2019 |
86,653 |
|
2020 (January to October) |
65,965 |