Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As a matter of policy, Ireland does not participate in mutual defence arrangements and, as such, will not be participating in the Russian deterrent force. At the NATO Warsaw summit in July this year the establishment of an enhanced forward military presence in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland was announced. NATO sees the Russian deterrent force in the Baltic region as a credible deterrent which has been designed not to provoke but prevent a conflict. The establishment of multinational battalions of 1,000 troops each will be led by the USA, Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada. On 26 October these four allies set out their plans for the battalions they will lead. Other allies, including Denmark, France and Italy, have also indicated that they will send troops. As I stated, Ireland is absolutely making no arrangements to participate in such a deterrent force.

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