Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary)

3:55 pm

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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That is a good point. At a more macro level, we have joined coalitions with some EU member states. We have joined the, I believe, Lithuanian demining coalition. In terms of ICT developments in Ukraine, we have partnered with Estonia.

Regarding humanitarian assistance, our embassies generally work with other embassies and missions on the ground and join forces on a given project or programme. We will drive that forward. This demonstrates European co-ordination and the sense that the EU is acting as one. It also brings added value to a project and makes a great deal of sense.