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Republic of Ireland: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his Republic of Ireland counterpart on military cooperation on the island of Ireland.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
28 Feb 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his Republic of Ireland counterpart on military cooperation on the island of Ireland.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State for Defence wrote to the new Tánaiste following his appointment in January 2025, congratulating him on his appointment, and the Chief of Defence Staff visited Ireland on 12 and 13 February, where he met the Chief of Staff of the Def...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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