United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 116133
Republic of Ireland: Defence
Introduced
26 February 2026
Last action
6 March 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Defence
Source updated
6 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what fees have been remitted to the UK from the Irish government for the use of UK (a) military (b) naval (c) security assets to safeguard Irish interests in each year for which records exist.
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26 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what fees have been remitted to the UK from the Irish government for the use of UK (a) military (b) naval (c) security assets to safeguard Irish interests in each year for which records exist.
Source: Commons
6 March 2026
Answer
The UK and Ireland work closely together on shared security challenges, but the UK does not provide defence cover for Ireland, nor does it deploy security assets to protect Irish subsea infrastructure. The Ministry of Defence has not received any requests...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-26/116133
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1885536
- uk · wq-1885536 · source updated 6 March 2026