Mr. Declan Fitzpatrick:

Yes. We do inspect aircraft. When aircraft land in Ireland, we have programmes for inspecting aircraft and that is normal. What the Senator is talking about in terms of munitions of war actually does not fall within our remit. That matter lies with the Department of Transport. Again, our function is the civil aviation system. We regulate that; we do not have a specific role with respect to state or military aircraft. That is outside our remit. That is not to say that civil aircraft will not sometimes have munitions of war on board. That could be as simple as a bodyguard for a head of state to a much bigger issue, but we do not have a specific role there. That rests with, I believe, the Departments of Transport and foreign affairs.