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Enacted Seanad
No. 35 of 2009

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009

Public bill · Government · Presented

The bill would implement an agreement allowing US customs, immigration, security and agriculture checks to be completed in Ireland before passengers fly to the United States, including private flights from Shannon. It would designate airport preclearance areas, set travellers’ duties, and give US and Irish officers limited powers to search, detain people or goods, and deal with undeclared items; travellers could generally withdraw from the area. It would also allow airport charges, set penalties, protect certain US officers from legal claims while allowing claims against the Irish State, and replace the existing immigration-only system.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to give effect to an Agreement entered into between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America relating to the provision of preclearance operations at airports in the State for persons travelling by air to the United States of America, done at Washington on 17 November 2008, to give the Minister for Transport power to make regulations, including regulations designating areas at airports within which preclearance operations may be carried out, to provide for conferring certain limited functions on preclearance officers within those areas, to provide for the seizure and forfeiture of goods not duly declared and to repeal the Air Navigation and Transport (Preinspection) Act 1986, to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1997 and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018

Sponsor
  • Minister for Transport Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages.
    Seanad
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage.
    Dáil
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage.
    Dáil
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages.
    Seanad
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Committee Stage.
    Seanad
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage.
    Seanad
  • Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Second Stage.
    Seanad

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