Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of soldiers of the United States of America who have passed through Shannon Airport; the number of permits he has issued for civilian aircraft to land in Shannon Airport or overfly Irish airspace while carrying munitions in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44888/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Shannon Airport has informed my Department that the number of United States troops that have passed through Shannon Airport to date in 2015 is 60,589.

The yearly figures for munitions permits up to 11 Deceber 2015 are 285 munitions permits for civil aircraft landing at Shannon and 478 munitions permits for civil aircraft overflying Irish airspace.