Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is a matter of peace in the world. One can spend billions on other things but if there is not peace, one is throwing the money out a window. Peacekeeping seems to have taken a lesser role. I was reading the other day about how the European Commission is trying to progress greater co-ordination for our defences in Europe. We are a neutral country and we should be proud of it. We are a great help to the rest of the world because of our peacekeeping efforts. I am interested to hear Mr. Donoghue's views on how it can be got across that peacekeeping should be prioritised as highly as security and other aims or achievements that we would like to have.