Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 14 October 2014, the nature of the munitions on board each aircraft, and the safety and security measures in place to safeguard at Shannon against accident or attack in view of the US use of Shannon and its present campaign of bombings in Iraq and Syria. [40308/14]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy's question relates to aircraft landing at Shannon airport in the past year that were permitted to carry munitions on board by my Department. The operators of the aircraft in question are all civil operators and as I have explained previously, my Department consults with the appropriate authorities on all applications in relation to aviation safety, security and foreign policy considerations. It is not the practice to comment on the nature of cargo on individual flights operated by civil airlines.

National security is a matter for an Garda Síochána.

In terms of aviation security at Irish airports, this is governed by EU Regulation, specifically Council Regulation (EC) 300/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) 185/2010. These Regulations have been transposed into Ireland’s National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP).

It is not the practice to comment on specific security measures in place or that may be implemented at the State’s airports.