Military Aircraft

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Questions (266, 267)

Sinéad Gibney

Question:

266. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions granted under Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 to allow for the transport of munitions or weapons of war through Irish sovereign airspace for February 2025, in tabular form, broken down by the applications granted, refused, and cancelled, and category of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14994/25]

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Sinéad Gibney

Question:

267. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether there is a set date on any given month by which the previous months statistics on exemptions granted for the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft are published by his Department as part of its monthly publication of these statistics; if he will provide this schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14995/25]

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Written answers

Minister for Transport

I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together.

My Department regularly publishes statistics on exemptions granted for the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft. These statistics are presented by month, are published on the gov.ie website, and they can be accessed via the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/15da60-the-carriage-of-munitions-of-war-on-civil-aircraft/#statistics

There is no formal publication schedule or set dates for these statistics, rather they are published as soon as my officials have carried out the necessary data verification.

There is often a delay on the publication of statistics for the months of February and September, as officials are processing seasonal schedules in advance of the Summer and Winter seasons which commence at the end of the months of March and October respectively.

Statistics for February will be published in April as soon as the data has been verified.

Question No. 267 answered with Question No. 266.