Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Commissioner. I have two brief questions. He mentioned that the overall defence budget would be about 2%. How will it be distributed? Will it be given to member states or will there be a new centre set up in Europe as a focus for an organised European defence?

Will there be a specific budget for European energy security? If so how will it operate given that we are not self-sufficient in oil and gas?