We are still seeing no inspections of aircraft despite numerous recorded instances of flights carrying weapons, arms and the tools of destruction and death through our airspace and our airports. This Bill would prohibit the transit of Israeli-bound weapons of war through our airspace.
Regarding this Bill and the amendments that are in place, the Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024 seeks "to provide for restrictions on the transit and export of weapons of war from and through the State to the state of Israel". The base position, as I said, is the prohibition of the transit of arms, ammunition, weapons and dangerous goods through our airspace or airports.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Tom Clonan; Níl, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly.
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