The largest increase in defence spending in the history of the Irish State will build “an agile and modern Defence Forces”, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said.
The increase takes the Defence Forces budget from €1.1 billion to €1.5 billion by 2028 – benchmarked against inflation at January 2022 prices.
A Government action plan, published on Wednesday, also notes the “urgent” need for “HR and cultural transformation” in the Defence Forces.
