Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Question 59: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent he and his EU colleagues bilaterally or in conjunction with the UN have had discussions in the matter of peace-keeping or peace-enforcement deployment throughout Europe or elsewhere; if any particular models have been examined or reviewed with the objective of ensuring sufficient troop deployment with a view to emergency response in adequate numbers in the event of the necessity arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38671/11]

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