Fine Gael Leader and Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has indicated that he intends to establish a Cabinet level committee on national security similar to the COBRA committee in the UK within the first 50 days of Government.
Although Ireland is not at high risk of a terrorist attack, he says it is important to be prepared for every eventuality.
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The new Committee will allow greater Ministerial involvement in preparing for and managing major security threats, and more extensive cross-Departmental cooperation on these issues.
The UK’s COBRA committee deals with major crises such as terrorism.
