Mullingar's Declan Power doubts Ireland is in a position to substantially invest in Defence.
A Westmeath defence and security expert believes Ireland lacks the infrastructure to support a massive expansion of the Irish Military.
It follows reports that the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has tasked his department with costing the move.
Government ministers have been consistent in their messaging around Ireland's defence spending in recent weeks.
There's been increasing lobbying by politicians and analysts for the State to invest more amid the continuing war in Ukraine.
Former Defence member, and now a security analyst, Mullingar's Declan Power says there's an element how it looks, rather than, how it actually is:
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