Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the preparation of the White Paper will the Minister consult other governments to share analysis or to learn of their thinking in terms of the preparation of white papers? Currently, the French Government is drafting a new White Paper. I had the opportunity to visit French Ministry for Defence recently and some of the thinking and work they are putting into the process is very interesting and we could learn from that. Also, it is important to know what our partners in Europe are thinking in terms of European co-operation in security and defence. Will that be an element in the White Paper when it is produced?

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