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The Government at today’s meeting (16th July 2013) approved a proposal from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D. for the deployment of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force for...

The annual National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, was held...

The Government last night accepted the recommendation of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter T.D., to nominate Deputy Chief of Staff Operations Major General Conor O’Boyle for appointment by the President as...

At its meeting yesterday the Government approved the appointment of Mr. Maurice Quinn to the post of Secretary General of the Department of Defence with effect from 2nd October 2013 on the retirement of Mr. Michael Howard...

During Ireland’s EU Presidency, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter T.D., pursued an ambitious programme in the defence area to ensure the continued development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy...

I am pleased to appear before the Select Committee today and I welcome the opportunity for positive engagement on all aspects of the Defence and Army Pensions Estimates for 2013. I have a short opening statement...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., today addressed the 30th International Workshop on Global Security, the theme of which was Peace and Security—The Challenges Ahead. Mr Shatter’s address focused on...

Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, today signed the Arms Trade Treaty on behalf of Ireland at the United Nations in New York...

Deputy Sean O’Fearghail, T.D., “The need for the Minister for Defence to ensure that Defence Forces personnel serving in Lebanon have kit appropriate to the climate and the location.”...

In December 2013 the European Council will, for the first time in five years, include a thematic discussion on the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and Defence issues. The Council meeting will afford all EU Member States...