Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not believe that it is. It is the case that the Commission is proposing a budget for European defence co-operation. That budget comes to €13 billion but this is across the lifetime of the MFF programme which will cost in excess of €1 trillion. There is a budget line for initiatives which might stimulate co-operation and research in European defence. It is a tiny fraction, however, of the overall MFF proposal put forward by the Commission.