Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Duncan SmithDuncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I understand the Minister is the line Minister in charge of what is at the core my next question. On 28 September, a huge American football game will be taking place in Croke Park. It will be a major expression of American sport and culture. We have in the past had military flyovers in Dublin for college football games. We have had F-16 jets and V-22 Osprey aircraft flying over. Such a military display in line with a big sporting event is not something we would accept at an All-Ireland final or a League of Ireland cup final. Given the current international climate and Ireland's role in de-escalation in peacekeeping and all that, could the Tánaiste commit in any way, or least comment, that this is not something we should see over the skies of our capital city in 2025 to distract from this sporting event that is going to be massively positive?

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