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Minister calls for defence budget to be doubled to €3bn over Russian threat

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Minister calls for defence budget to be doubled to €3bn over Russian threat

We must be able to defend our country, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill‘At least 12 naval ships plus combat aircraft needed’

Taoiseach Simon Harris greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Shannon Airport. Photo: PA

Wayne O’Connor and Gabija Gataveckaite

Ireland’s defence spending should be doubled to support a fleet of at least 12 ships as well as combat aircraft, according to EU Affairs Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — because of Russian aggression and the changing circumstances in Europe.

Writing in today’s Sunday Independent, the minister of state with responsibility for EU Affairs & Defence says the Government needs to “work steadily” towards a €3bn annual spend on defence.

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