111. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the preparations he has made to date in advance of the European Council summit in December 2013 that will play host to a substantive debate on European security and defence matters; if he will outline the stage discussions within his Department have reached; his views on whether the summit may change the nature of public debate here regarding collective security and defence in the EU in view of the recent comments by the President of the Council, Herman Van Rompuy, that the EU needs a long-term and more systematic approach to co-operation in this policy field; if pooling of Irish defence resources is going to be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43711/13]

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111. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the preparations he has made to date in advance of the European Council summit in December 2013 that will play host to a substantive debate on European security and defence matters; if he will outline the stage discussions within his Department have reached; his views on whether the summit may change the nature of public debate here regarding collective security and defence in the EU in view of the recent comments by the President of the Council, Herman Van Rompuy, that the EU needs a long-term and more systematic approach to co-operation in this policy field; if pooling of Irish defence resources is going to be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43711/13]

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1. 16 October 2013

   Common Security and Defence Policy

   111. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the preparations he has made to date in advance of the European Council summit in December 2013 that will play host to a substantive debate on European security and defence matters; if he will outline the stage discussions within his Department have reached; his views on whether the summit may change the nature of public debate here regarding collective security and defence in the EU in view of the recent comments by the President of the Council, Herman Van Rompuy, that the EU needs a long-term and more systematic approach to co-operation in this policy field; if pooling of Irish defence resources is going to be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43711/13]

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