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]
Topics / Military Aircraft
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMilitary Aircraft
70 questions from 23 TDs, between 25 March 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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| October 2026 | 2 |
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279. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if the PC-9M trainer aircraft is to be replaced by a turboprop or jet trainer; the operational requirements of any replacement aircraft; the expected budgetary allocation; the proposed timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3806/26]
286. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence given the pending investment in SONOBOUY technology on the aircraft to help track rogue subsurface vessels around critical undersea cables, if he will outline any retention policies such as recent schemes for military air traffic controllers to ensure we don’t lose key SARO personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4151/26]
288. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the training and recruitment of Military air traffic controllers; whether an external recruitment campaign is planned; and, if so, when it is expected to be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4249/26]
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]
687. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to inspect aircraft carrying official US military personnel or property, landing in Ireland to verify the veracity, of their manifest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1335/26]
709. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when the draft report on the flight of Israeli war planes will be published; the reason for the delay in publishing since March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1586/26]
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]
14. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the basis in which Ireland's military nonalignment permits her to grant permission to military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72720/25]
15. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legal basis on which she allows any military aircraft carrying lethal weaponry to fly through Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72721/25]
16. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legal basis on which her allows military aircraft to carry lethal weapons or other lethal military equipment, to be used by the Israeli Defence Forces, to pass through Irish airspace; whether this breaches Ireland's military nonalignment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72722/25]
30. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the €10 million air traffic control bill that has been paid by the taxpayer to facilitate US military flights through Shannon Airport since 2018; if she could provide a justification for that spending, given our military neutrality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66527/25]
327. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the total costs of air traffic control fees, paid by the State on behalf of US military aircraft that transited through Irish airports and Irish air space from 2018 to date in 2025. [61624/25]
149. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding granting a US Department of War chartered flight, carrying troops or military cargo, to refuel at Shannon Airport en route to the Nevatim IDF base in Israel, the way in which he reconciles this decision with the statement made by the then-Taoiseach in November 2023 that ‘there were no flights going from the US through Shan…
176. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the specific, proactive measures his Department is taking to inspect such aircraft for illegal munitions, given the numerous reports of such cargo transiting through Irish airspace. [60892/25]
134. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total costs of air traffic control fees paid by the State on behalf of US military aircraft that transited through Irish airports and Irish airspace from 1990 to date in 2025; and the additional costs incurred by An Garda Síochána and the Irish Defence Forces for security provided at Shannon Airport due to US military use of…