Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The number of US troops who have passed through Shannon Airport to date in 2015 is 39,613.   The number of requests my Department received up to the end of August 2015 from civilian aircraft to land at Shannon Airport or pass through Irish airspace while carrying munitions was 566. Some 188 permits were issued for aircraft to land at Shannon, five were issued for aircraft landing at Dublin, and 345 permits were issued for overflights.  Some 28 requests were refused, all on the advice of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 

Of the total 566 requests received in this period, one request came from an Irish airline, six requests came from a UK airline, five from a Turkish airline and the remainder came from US airlines. I have the tabular information in respect of all this which I will supply to the Deputy in written format or, if she wishes, I can supply it to her during this session of questions.

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