European Defence Capabilities
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-17
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Joan Collins (I4C), Dublin South-Central

Will the Minister make a statement on the European peace facility and elaborate on the role the Irish State and the Defence Forces will play in relation to it? The European peace facility was first proposed in 2018. It is a very significant proposal because it ventures into uncharted territory. For the first time in history it would allow the EU to provide external action support for the procurement of military equipment, including lethal weapons.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-17