Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 October 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

National Maritime Security Strategy: Department of Defence

2:00 am

Dr. Margaret Stanley:

My unit is fairly small and new, of course, but we have focused since we were formed at the end of last year on developing a better understanding of what is happening. We have been consulting widely, not just with the public but across the Government and with others. The nature of this issue is such that I am not sure any one country will ever be able to solve it. The nature of the infrastructure connects our countries through the seabed and so on, so there will always be, I think, an element of having to work closely with neighbours and others to improve our understanding and to get a better focus on how we can improve our overall maritime security and-----