Government's €1.2m spend on Nato liaison office branded 'a waste of public money'

Majority of spending on Brussels office was on renovation and refurbishment in 2020, with a total of €814,655 spent

Defence and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin said the liaison office was used as part of Ireland’s relationship with Nato through the Partnership for Peace programme. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins 

The Government has spent almost €1.2m on Ireland’s Nato liaison office in Brussels in the last three years, including more than €800,000 on refurbishments in 2020.

In total, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Defence have collectively spent €1,197,861 on Ireland’s office at the defence alliance’s headquarters in Belgium over the last three years.