Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 July 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Barry Andrews:

As far as the Middle East is concerned, the high point of hope was the Oslo Accords. Norway is a country that has been seen as a peacebuilder. It is the home of the Nobel Prize and the Oslo Accords, yet it is a member of NATO. Norway is very proactive when it comes to peacebuilding. Ireland obviously has that role. Ms Boylan is right, by the way. The investment in peacebuilding at a European level is extremely low. It is a real worry that just 3% of the NDICI-----

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