Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG

Email to Enterprise Ireland to recommend that it would be timely to consider making provisions within the 2027 EI budget arrangements for a national stand at DSEI 2027 in London (the primary global trade show next year which is held every two years) in a similar fashion to the Northern Ireland stand. Notwithstanding that there are ongoing legislative changes due to be made.

Invitation email to Minister Burke, 1 April, including some of the substantive IDSA priorities laid out in a letter addressed to An Tánaiste and then-Minister for Defence on 3 April 2025.

Invitation letter to Minister McEntee, 11 March, including some of the substantive IDSA priorities laid out in a letter addressed to An Tánaiste and then-Minister for Defence on 3 April 2025.

Meeting held on 11 February at the DOD with IDSA to represent IDSA member priorities: 1. Certainty surrounding industrial participation policy. IDSA has strongly recommended the need to develop the nation’s defence industry strategy and thereby determine defined industrial participation policy in defence procurement (in compliance with national/EU regulation). 2. Capability Development processes & stronger engagement with industry 3. Foster Irish enterprises, SMEs, innovation & R&D opportunities

Meeting held on 4 September 2025 at the Department of Defence with the Directors of IDSA to represent IDSA member priorities such as certainty surrounding industrial participation policy and industry strategy aspects.

Meeting held on 10 July 2025 at the Department of Defence with the Directors of IDSA to represent IDSA member priorities such as certainty surrounding industrial participation policy and industry strategy aspects.

Letter to An Tánaiste & Minister for Defence (cc Eamonn Murtagh, Assistant Secretary for Strategic Change & Capability Development), 3 April: IDSA identifies a number of obstacles and opportunities which the Government could begin to address to support Ireland’s national security and prosperity ambitions. IDSA recommends that several listed priorities receive urgent attention (including additional detail on priorities by way of attachment).

Meeting held on 10 April 2025 at the Department of Defence with the Directors of IDSA to represent IDSA member priorities such as certainty surrounding industrial participation policy and industry strategy aspects.

Meeting held on 12 December 2024 at the Department of Defence with the Directors of IDSA to represent IDSA member priorities.

Meeting held on 13 November 2024 between the Department of Defence and IDSA membership on industrial participation policy questions relevant to IDSA/enterprises.

This event was held in Dublin on 12th June with IDSA Board, IDSA Members, invited guests and Cathal Berry TD in order to discuss the experience of Members in other International Contracts where local industrial participation took place, and how such an undertaking would benefit the Irish economy and increase the technical skills base over a wide variety of technical disciplines.

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Meeting held on the 29th November 2023 in the Department of Defence regarding Defence Industrial Policy and Security Clearance Mechanisms.

This meeting took place on the 4th October 2023 in the Ministers Office. Specifically to discuss established a Govt Security Clearance Systems for Irish Companies and third level institutions.

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