Written answers
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Department of Defence
Security Resources
9:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for Defence the additional security resources which were allocated to Shannon Airport on 10 May 2005 to facilitate the proposed stopover by President George W. Bush; the cost of these resources (details supplied); the duration of the security operation; and if the cancellation of the stop affected the costs in any way. [16606/05]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate, for reasons of security, for me to comment on the exact nature of the deployment to Shannon Airport on 10 May 2005. However, it is estimated that the overall cost to the Defence Forces was approximately €28,000.
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