Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Update on Civil Defence: Discussion

Photo of Cathal BerryCathal Berry (Kildare South, Independent)
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It is a $64,000 question but if, God forbid, there was a leak from a reactor in Ukraine, are the witnesses confident that we, as a nation, have the equipment, people and wherewithal to deal with that rather than scrambling looking for answers a few hours after the incident? Are we as prepared as we ought to be? Is there anything the committee can do to assist in that regard?