Question follow-through · 26088

Warships: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the financial contribution from Ireland is towards the deployment of a Royal Navy vessel for security at an event in Ireland.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 1 Sept 2026
Target answer date: 3 Sept 2026
Answer: 9 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026

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Recorded timeline

1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the financial contribution from Ireland is towards the deployment of a Royal Navy vessel for security at an event in Ireland.
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2026
Answer published
Matters relating to Ireland's defence posture and expenditure rest with the Irish authorities, and any enquiries on those issues should be directed to them.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

Later records

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