Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the country of origin of all military aircraft which landed in Shannon in the past 12 months. [27879/14]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. My Department grants permission for the landing of foreign military aircraft at Shannon Airport subject to conditions that apply to landings at Irish airports by foreign military aircraft; namely that the aircraft are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives, do not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in question do not form any part of military exercises or operations. The countries of origin of the military aircraft for which permission to land at Shannon Airport was granted over the last 12 months are listed below:

Australia

Bahrain

Belgium

Canada

Cote D’Ivoire

Croatia

Czech Republic

Egypt

France

Gabon

Germany

Greece

India

Italy

Jordan

Lebanon

Libya

Malaysia

Mexico

Morocco

Netherlands

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Poland

Qatar

Romania

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

UAE

UK

USA

Vietnam

Yemen