The risk of sabotage of vital undersea infrastructure such as communications cables, and electricity and gas connectors has been listed in the National Risk Assessment.
For the first time, the National Risk Assessment, which will be published on Thursday, includes “mass inward population displacement” as a major potential threat to the country. A supporting document drafted by the Department of the Taoiseach states recent flows of asylum seekers and refugees “underlines the importance of social cohesion and integration efforts”.
According to the document, Ireland would be particularly at risk from damage to gas pipelines as the country has no gas storage of its own and the majority of natural gas comes from a single source in Scotland.
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