Achieve Level of Ambition 2 for the Defence Forces

What this means

• This is a government commitment made on 23 January 2025 to build up the Defence Forces to a defined standard known as Level of Ambition 2.[source]
• The commitment covers expanding Defence Forces capability across land, air, maritime and cyber domains, meaning a broader and stronger military capacity.[source]
• The Department of Defence, led by Minister Helen McEntee, is responsible for delivering this commitment.[source]
• The government has pledged to provide the funding and support needed, though no specific deadline for completion has been set.[source]
• The commitment is currently in progress and forms part of the 2025 Programme for Government, making it a public accountability measure that can be tracked over time.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of DefenceBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Helen McEnteeOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Defence policy and support to the Defence ForcesMandate

Indirect impact (5)

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

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Department of Foreign AffairsBody
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-defence
  Deliver a primary radar capability for Irish airspaceCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Fine GaelParty
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Make progress towards 0.7% of GNI on overseas aidCommitment