Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
132. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30549/18]
View answerProject Ireland 2040 is the Government’s overarching policy initiative to make Ireland a better country for all of us, a country that reflects the best of who we are and what we aspire to be. The National Development Plan 2018 – 2027, a key part of Project Ireland 2040, recognises that Defence provides part of the societal bedrock which allows society to function and thus contributes to national well-being across political, social, economic and environmental elements. The increased investment in Defence under the Plan will provide a foundation of support in respect of other key sectors and will allow the Defence Organisation to undertake a programme of sustained equipment replacement and infrastructural development as identified and prioritised in the Defence White Paper.
I am in daily contact with individual Management Board members and officials on a range of issues, including Project Ireland 2040, as part of the on-going business of the Department.
