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

Patricia Stephenson (Social Democrats)
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This is my time and my question is regarding the soft power. Does Mr. Andrews not think we are letting go of soft power by decreasing our development spending?