Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions
Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
4:25 pm
Mr. Niall Burgess:
Two other Departments and Ministers are involved. The first is the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.
The regulation of civilian aircraft, both overflights and landings, is a matter for him. It is also determined under international legislation, under the Chicago convention. Any regulation would need to be consistent with the terms of the Chicago convention.
The issue of search powers for the Garda is a matter for the Department of Justice and Equality and an operational matter for the Garda. It is not something on which I would wish to speculate.
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