25 Sept 2025 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Defence and National Security can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here. 11 July 2023 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here. 05 October 2021 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here. 07 February 2019 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here. 09 February 2017 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here. 04 November 2015 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here. 12 November 2014 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here. 24 April 2013 appearance before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality can be accessed here (transcript). Video can be accessed here (Part 1) and here (Part 2).

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