Written answers
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Military Aircraft
Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent)
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107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of a situation at Shannon Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49638/23]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989, the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory is prohibited, unless granted an exemption to do so by the Minister for Transport.
I refer the Deputy to my answer to parliamentary question no. 243 of 7 November this year, where I outlined the number of exemptions granted to US civil air operators between 2019 and 2023 (end October), what munitions were carried, and my Department's procedure in processing applications for exemptions, specifically the consultations that take place.
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