Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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194. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he, his officials and-or the Defence Forces have engaged with organisers of an event (details supplied) in respect of the use of Baldonnel for its 2023 air display; if permission to use Baldonnel has been granted in that regard; the amount raised by the Defence Forces in respect of fees for use of its infrastructure since 2005 by foreign military aircraft and air show organisers, in tabular form; if foreign military aircraft that refuel at the base are billed for that; and, if so, the costs associated with same over the past ten years to date. [22472/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that my officials and the Defence Forces have received a request from the organisers of this event for support in relation to its 2023 air display and that the matter is currently under consideration.

Requests for permission to land aircraft at Casement Aerodrome are dealt with on a case-by-case basis and permission may be granted, subject to operational, security and administrative considerations.

I can confirm that foreign military aircraft that land at Baldonnel are billed by my Department for the cost of any refuelling. I have requested the information sought from the Deputy on refuelling charges incurred by military aircraft since 2013, and on fees charged to foreign military aircraft and air show organisers since 2005, but unfortunately it was not available within the timeframe allowed. I will follow up directly with the Deputy as soon as the information is available.