Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an aircraft (details supplied), that passed through Shannon Airport on 17 January 2017 and again on 18 January 2017, was contracted to the US military; if there were troops on board on either occasion; the reason the plane switched call sign on the next leg of its journey after Shannon, from Athens to Qatar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3359/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, made under the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946, gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. The practical implementation of this provision is guided by and reflects Ireland’s traditional policy of military neutrality.

Primary responsibility for the regulation of foreign civil aircraft in Ireland rests with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.