Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Irish troops participated in Exercise Siil 2018; if so, the role they played in the exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27288/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Exercise Siil, also known as exercise Hedgehog, is an annual exercise held by Estonia.  The exercise is to evaluate the combat readiness of the Estonian Defence Forces and to create a training venue to exercise cooperation with other international forces.

Ireland received an invitation from Estonia to participate in Exercise Siil 2018.  Following consideration of this request, Ireland decided not to participate in this exercise.