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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the standard operating procedure of his Department, and-or agencies under his aegis, should he or they become aware that an aircraft is currently transiting sovereign airspace with undeclared weapons of war. [42030/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take against airlines illegally overflying the State which are carrying weapons to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42115/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on his Department's work to identify and stop any overflights of arms shipments destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of media reports that aircraft carrying weaponry from the US to Israel are continuing to fly through Irish airspace; the action he has taken to end such flights since this first came to light in August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42108/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: The Minister previously gave commitments that Irish airspace was not being used to transport weapons bound for Israel. He now knows that not to be the case. He mentioned some ambiguity earlier. I put it to him that there should be no ambiguity at this stage. What is the total number of flights through Irish sovereign airspace that the Minister is aware of that have been used to illegally...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52, 74, 79, 88, 92, 110 and 111 together. In my earlier answer, I outlined the requirement to receive an exemption to carry munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory or on Irish-registered aircraft wherever they are operating. I outlined the two categories the majority of granted exemptions fall into. I also outlined the difference...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Go raibh maith agat.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I will conclude as I have a minute of speaking time remaining. This will give us time to start ramping up what I see as key strategic projects, many of which have already started. There is the likes of the western rail corridor where we have started clearing the line this year. There is also building a rail link to Shannon, which refers back to what we said earlier about how we get better...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In this way we could create a cluster.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise to interrupt the Minister but he may contribute again and there are a number of speakers, including Deputy Ó Cuív whose question No. 72 is included in this group.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We all welcome that the rail review has been done. We know the large deficits there are. We know that at one stage we had a large level of rail infrastructure which was then lifted. There are great expanses in the State where we do not have rail. Earlier, we spoke about Donegal. If we look at the entire west all the way up to Donegal, we see the absolute lack of connectivity. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We need to make sure the planning is put in place. The Minister mentioned quick wins.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Deputy. We will try to get everybody in.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The low-cost quick wins need to happen as soon as possible and we need to have a planned timeline and details.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú. We want to try to get everybody in and, hopefully, the Minister will reply to everybody.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am glad the Minister made reference to quick wins. In my view they could have been done in the past four years without any rail strategy. They include passing loops. Throughout the system we are getting caught with bottlenecks because trains cannot pass each other and we cannot increase the frequency. It does not take any great eye strain to work out these things must be dealt with and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: Twice in his response the Minister mentioned balanced regional development. Then he went on to tell us about projects in Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick as well as Dublin. There was no mention of Sligo. My question is about the Sligo to Dublin rail line. There are two issues that are crucial. We need a train to arrive in Sligo, at least from Longford or Carrick-on-Shannon, for...