Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 the carriage of weapons through Shannon Airport on commercial aircraft is prohibited unless an exemption has been obtained in advance from my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. The carriage of personal weapons by foreign military personnel travelling on chartered aircraft transiting through Shannon Airport is subject to the issuance of such an exemption in respect of each individual flight.

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