The Health Minister emphasizes the need for Ireland to increase its defense spending significantly, proposing a doubling of the current budget without compromising its neutrality. She argues that as a neutral nation, it is logical to invest more in defense. Concerns about the protection of critical undersea cables linking Europe to the US were echoed by US Senator Jim Risch, who highlighted the responsibilities associated with Ireland's strategic position. The article discusses the challenges of recruitment in the defense forces amid other job opportunities in a strong economy.
We need to essentially double our spending on defence and that is not to make us change our neutrality.
As a neutral country, you should, in fact, spend more on defence, not less on defence, simply as a matter of logic.
Ireland serves as a gateway for the information pathways and critical infrastructure linking Europe and the United States.
We also have two very significant gas pipelines coming from the UK. These are absolutely essential for our...
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