Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-16
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Bernard Durkan (FG), Kildare North

I thank the Tánaiste for that detailed reply. My question also focuses on the ability of the military services here to take the necessary action to dissuade those who might want to loiter, for want of a better description, in territorial waters, or non-territorial waters for that matter, close to the Irish shoreline. I refer to the degree to which it might be possible to receive assistance or support from other EU countries in the event of large-scale intrusions whose purpose it may not be possible to verify. It must also be kept in mind that some countries, to wit Russia, do not seem to be all that hurried in terms of giving any explanation in this regard.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-16