148. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the global study The Military Balance 2025 conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies which reveals Ireland is at the bottom of the European table of 38 countries for defence spend as a percentage of GDP; if he has carried out any assessment of our spend as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) given the complexity of Ireland’s economy being measured in GDP terms and where Ireland comparatively ranks using a GNI comparator; and if he expects greater demands on our defence expenditure in 2026 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7102/25]

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148. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the global study The Military Balance 2025 conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies which reveals Ireland is at the bottom of the European table of 38 countries for defence spend as a percentage of GDP; if he has carried out any assessment of our spend as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) given the complexity of Ireland’s economy being measured in GDP terms and where Ireland comparatively ranks using a GNI comparator; and if he expects greater demands on our defence expenditure in 2026 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7102/25]

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