Simon Harris was lobbied by arms industry, FoI records show

Records released under Freedom of Information show the Irish Defence and Security Association wrote a 'letter of introduction' to Tánaiste and defence minister Simon Harris. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

A lobby group for some of the world’s largest arms companies pushed Simon Harris to establish an arms industry strategy.

Records released under Freedom of Information show that the Irish Defence and Security Association (IDSA) wrote to Department of Defence assistant secretary general Eamonn Murtagh seeking to schedule a “quarterly meeting” in late March.