Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2022
314. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if any meetings of the national emergency co-ordination group have taken place during 2022 to discuss the State's response to arriving Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56340/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraA National Emergency Coordination Group is convened at the request of a Government department in response to a threatened or ongoing national-level emergency in the area of responsibility of that department.
As Minister for Defence, my Department, and specifically the Office of Emergency Planning, has the responsibility to convene the National Emergency Coordination Group in the National Emergency Coordination Centre on behalf of the lead government department responsible for a particular emergency. The National Emergency Coordination Centre is maintained to the extent that it can be activated within 1 hour of tasking by the lead government department in order to hold a meeting of the National Emergency Coordination Group.
At the time of writing, the National Emergency Coordination Group has not been convened to discuss the State's response to arriving Ukrainian refugees.
