Written answers

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Military Aircraft

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of military aircraft that requested to land at an airport here in 2017; and the number that were granted permission to land, by month, country of origin and the airport they landed at. [9339/18]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of military aircraft that passed through Irish airspace without landing at an airport here in 2017, by month and country of origin. [9340/18]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together.

The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade primary responsibility for the regulation of activity, both landing in the State and overflying the State, by foreign military aircraft. During 2017, my Department received 515 requests for landings by military aircraft at airports in Ireland. Of the 515 landing requests received, 1 was refused and 15 were cancelled.

During 2017, there were 1,749 overflights of Irish airspace by military aircraft in accordance with permissions granted. The details are set out in the tables below broken down as appropriate.

Landing Details 2017

CountryJanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDecTotalAirports
Bahrain111 Shannon
Belgium2133 Shannon
Canada11122295 Shannon,

4 Dublin
Czech111 Dublin
Egypt11133 Shannon
EU111 Dublin
France323625311543517 Shannon, 11 Dublin,

1 Galway,

6 Cork
Germany3211183 Shannon,

4 Dublin,

1 Casement
Italy122275 Shannon,

2 Dublin
Jordan222 Shannon
Monaco211153 Dublin,

1 Casement, 1 Cork
Netherlands1111152 Casement, 3 Cork
Norway111 Casement
Palestine Auth222 Shannon
Poland21144 Dublin
Slovenia111 Dublin
Spain2244 Dublin
Switzerland221 Shannon,

1 Knock
Turkey1122 Dublin
Ukraine111 Shannon
UAE222 Dublin
United Kingdom322121112 Shannon,

1 Dublin,

7 Casement, 1 Cork
United States314149383425283435353916405402 Shannon, 3 Casement
Total404857514340344144485118515

Over flight details

CountryJanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDecTotal
Australia12126
Bahrain11
Belgium125416221
Bolivia11
Brazil11
Cameroon22
Canada122532116
Czech111126
Colombia11
Cyprus22
Egypt141313122119
France21223429942242
Germany333102735466153
Ghana22
Greece12227
Hungary11237
India22
Italy3164421324
Iran22
Iraq2226
Ivory Coast11
Jordan244225514231
Lebanon22
Luxembourg11
Malaysia22
Mali11
Mexico213
Netherlands2211129
Nigeria11
Oman22
Pakistan44
Poland1113
Slovak Rep21113222216
Spain112
Switzerland242210
Tunisia23128
Turkey2114
Ukraine11
UAE11
United Kingdom2125
United States92987185102129150175156190106661420
Vietnam11
Total10611297109122170174211211225137751749

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