Micheál Martin was speaking at the launch of the national risk assessment which identified disease, terrorism and food-supply disruption as major threats to IrelandTánaiste Micheál Martin speaking to the media at the National Emergency Co-ordination Centre in Dublin on Thursday after the publication of the findings of the national risk assessment for Ireland.
However, he said there was no replacement for land convoys, which are the only way to ensure sufficient quantities of aid get through to Gaza’s 2.3 million people. He said he had been told by his Jordanian and Palestinian counterparts that the situation on the ground was “absolutely catastrophic”. According to the national risk assessment, the violence in Gaza and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased the risks to Ireland in relation to terrorism and armed conflict.
He said there were “higher levels of activity” in relation to cyberattacks and maritime security, such as the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline in 2022. For the first time, the national risk assessment identified possible sabotage or damage to undersea infrastructure, including to the two pipelines from the UK which are the country’s sole source of natural gas.
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