Mr. Alan Neary:

In terms of CISE, as was referred to, the Tánaiste approved the participation of the Defence Forces in CISE in April. This will enable the Defence Forces to share information with maritime authorities in other EU states. Currently, there are 11 countries that are CISE members in the context of the information sharing tool that will enhance the maritime domain awareness of the Defence Forces and allow them to support better monitoring of threats at sea, including critical maritime infrastructure, drug-trafficking and other illegal activities. This is an early action for our strategy and it was approved by the Tánaiste in April.