An Irish woman detained in Syria by US forces had previously flown on the Government jet in her role as a former member of the Irish Defence Forces.
37 year old Lisa Smith from Dundalk in County Louth, left Ireland for the war torn country in 2015.
She is being held at a camp in the country along with her two year old son.
Group Political Editor of Independent News and Media, Kevin Doyle, says the Department of Defence and the Department of Foreign Affairs have been aware of her situation.
He says a team of Irish diplomats will travel to Syria in the coming days to try and figure out the situation.
