Government to scrap approval requirements  for working with companies involved in defence 

Enterprise minister Peter Burke will bring a memo to Cabinet today to delete part of the Science and Technology Act 1987 requiring the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to secure Government approval prior to engaging or supporting Irish SMEs who may be involved in the defence sector. File picture: Collins

The Cabinet is set to scrap a requirement for Irish companies to secure Government approval before engaging with companies involved in the defence sector.

However, Government sources insisted last night that it “does not change or impact our defence policy”.