352. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the European Commission's capacity building for security and development plans; if he is concerned that these plans will divert money that was previously earmarked for development and peace building to be spent on training and equipping military forces in fragile countries instead; his views on whether lobbyists for the defence industry may have had undue influence in this policy change. [14329/16]

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352. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the European Commission's capacity building for security and development plans; if he is concerned that these plans will divert money that was previously earmarked for development and peace building to be spent on training and equipping military forces in fragile countries instead; his views on whether lobbyists for the defence industry may have had undue influence in this policy change. [14329/16]

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1. 8 June 2016

   Overseas Development Aid

   352. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the European Commission's capacity building for security and development plans; if he is concerned that these plans will divert money that was previously earmarked for development and peace building to be spent on training and equipping military forces in fragile countries instead; his views on whether lobbyists for the defence industry may have had undue influence in this policy change. [14329/16]

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