Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
418. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he or his predecessors have given permission to the other countries' warships or submarines to conduct naval exercises within Ireland’s territorial sea in the past 20 years. [11348/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn occasion, countries seek permission to participate in a joint exercise with the Irish Naval Service in the Irish territorial sea. Permission has been given in a small number of such instances, none of which involved live fire. Outside of these rare circumstances, permission is not granted for naval vessels of other States to conduct naval exercises within our territorial sea.
