Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am registered for that first event in University College Cork on Thursday and am looking forward to taking part in that debate. Last month, the Tánaiste stated isolationism was no longer an option for Ireland and the country must co-operate with other European countries in areas such as cybersecurity, maritime security and protecting subsea cables, which the Tánaiste just mentioned. The statistic he cited of 97% of Internet cabling being subsea is particularly eye-opening.

The Tánaiste said on RTÉ's "Six One News" that we can never again be on our own. He said isolationism is not an option and that we must co-operate and co-ordinate on issues such as cybersecurity, maritime security and the protection of subsea cables that are vital to our economic wellbeing. Could he outline how he envisages such defence co-operation with other European countries developing further?

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