40. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the under-reporting of almost 250 more US military aircraft flights over Ireland, which went unreported due to an ‘administrative error’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38385/26]
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192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of US military aircraft landing in Shannon Airport; if she is aware of any of the US military aircraft that has landed at Shannon airport that engaged in the war on Iran; if the Taoiseach had any knowledge of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31135/26]
196. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the assessment being carried out in relation to the manifests of the non-reported US military flights over Ireland (details supplied); if this has been or can be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29636/26]
226. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the administrative error that led to the non-reporting of US military flights over Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29632/26]
227. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms being put in place to ensure that the administrative error that led to the non-reporting of US military flights over Ireland (details supplied) will not happen again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29633/26]
228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the administrative error that led to the non-reporting of US military flights over Ireland (details supplied) came to light; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29634/26]
229. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the assessment being carried out in relation to the cargo of the non-reported US military flights over Ireland (details supplied); if this has been or can be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29635/26]
233. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how 248 overflights of Ireland's airspace by US military aircraft went unreported; if she can stand over her comment that there is "no reason to believe" US aircraft involved in the Iran war are overflying Ireland, when she did not know the full numbers of flights involved, much less the contents and destinations of them; and if she will ma…
241. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to commit to closing airspace to US aircrafts involved in the conflict in the Middle East. [30301/26]
133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will end the use of Shannon Airport by US military aircraft in light of its illegal war of aggression against Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21343/26]
43. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if inspections of US military planes and planes under the command of the US military have taken place in Shannon Airport this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19604/26]
44. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider not granting authorisation for future stopovers of US military planes and planes under the command of the US military in Shannon Airport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19606/26]
219. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of exemptions for foreign military aircraft to pass through Ireland that were refused in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14455/26]
274. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the US military planes which flew over south Tipperary on the night of the 14 January 2026 were cleared to fly over this territory; if so, what their cargo was; if they were carrying ammunitions, weapons or parts of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5172/26]
269. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps she will take to inspect US military aircraft landing in Ireland to verify the veracity of their manifest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1333/26]
270. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of US military aircraft that landed in Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1334/26]
271. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of US military aircraft, that have landed in Ireland 2023, 2024 and 2025, that have been inspected in any way by her Department, or any Irish official; if she will give details of any such inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1336/26]
274. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm if US Navy aircraft flew over Irish sovereign airspace this year; if it is still Irish policy that foreign military aircraft are not permitted to use Irish airspace while on active military operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1436/26]
275. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the overflight of Ireland by a US military P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft on an active military operation on 5 January 2026 was given permission by her Department for the overflight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1480/26]
276. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to a US military aircraft, which is reported to have flown through Irish airspace (details supplied), whether permission was granted by Irish authorities for this; if so, on what basis; if not granted the actions taken as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1587/26]
9. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will introduce in person checks on all military aircraft flying through Shannon airport; to confirm that the manifest for each flight correctly records the cargo carried thereon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72714/25]
10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the Government's position in relation to military flights through Irish airspace, whether permission is granted to military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72715/25]
11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that permission is given to American military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace while carrying lethal weapons and other lethal miliary equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72716/25]
12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that US miliary aircraft are permitted while carrying lethal weapons and other lethal miliary equipment to Isreal or to support the Israeli Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72717/25]
13. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will prevent US military aircraft from transiting Irish airspace while carrying military equipment to be used by Israeli Defence Forces in connection with Gaza or the occupied Palestinian territories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72718/25]