Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the position in respect of the provisional agreement between the EU and the US regarding provisions of airline passenger information; the conditions with regard to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19388/07]

Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he will clarify any agreement between the EU and the US regarding provisions of airline passenger information; the amount of personal information required by the US for a passenger flying into their territory; the length of time this information is to be kept on file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together.

Negotiations between the EU Commission and the US authorities on a new agreement on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security concluded on 27 June 2007.

A copy of the agreement was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 3 July 2007 and is currently available in the Dáil library. The Deputies will be aware that a motion approving Ireland's participation in the adoption of the agreement was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday.

The Agreement will be submitted to the European Council on 10 July for approval for the Presidency to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Union.