Under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989, it is expressly prohibited for civil aircraft to carry munitions of war in Irish sovereign territory, without being granted an exemption to do so by the Minister for Transport.
In considering any application for such an exemption, the Department of Transport consults with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Justice on applications to determine if there are foreign policy or security considerations to take into account. This process includes the provision of advice from my Department in respect of international humanitarian law, Ireland’s international obligations and our wider arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation policy.
The Department of Transport regularly publishes statistics related to the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft on the gov.ie website, which is available at this link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/15da60-the-carriage-of-munitions-of-war-on-civil-aircraft/#statistics
The data the Deputy has requested for the period up to the end of August 2024 (the last complete month for which the data has been compiled) is as follows:
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October 2023
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190
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November 2023
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94
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December 2023
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71
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January 2024
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97
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February 2024
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82
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March 2024
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136
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April 2024
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162
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May 2024
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162
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June 2024
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80
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July 2024
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76
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August 2024
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65
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