Department of Defence

What this means

• The Department of Defence is an Irish government department that helps the Minister for Defence set defence policy and keeps the Defence Forces organised, staffed, and funded.[source]
• It is working toward Level of Ambition 2 for the Defence Forces, a programme to build up military capability to a higher standard. This commitment is currently in progress.[source]
• The department is also working to deliver a primary radar system for Irish airspace, which would improve the state's ability to monitor and protect its skies. This is also in progress.[source]
• Helen McEntee is the Minister for Defence, meaning she is the elected representative accountable to the Oireachtas for the department's decisions and spending.[source]

Direct impact (4)

• owns statutory mandate
  Defence policy and support to the Defence ForcesMandate
• responsible for commitment
  Achieve Level of Ambition 2 for the Defence ForcesCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Deliver a primary radar capability for Irish airspaceCommitment
• holds role: Minister for Defence
  Helen McEnteeOfficeholder

Indirect impact (4)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• holds role: Minister for Defence → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• holds role: Minister for Defence → holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Department of Foreign AffairsBody
• holds role: Minister for Defence → responsible for commitment2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Make progress towards 0.7% of GNI on overseas aidCommitment
• holds role: Minister for Defence → member of party2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Fine GaelParty