1. Terrorist Attacks & Our Emergency Response what is the threat?

2. How Prepared Is Ireland for a Potential Terrorist Attack or Mass Casualty Incident?
2017 – Year of the ‘Lone Wolf’ Attacker
2017 – Year of Hybrid, Marauding Attack
2017 – Year of Evolving, Mutating Threat
2017 – Lessons from Britain
22nd March, Westminster Attack
22nd May, Manchester Attack
03rd June, London Bridge Attack

3. Who Responds In Ireland to a Potential Terrorist Attack or Mass Casualty Incident?
First Responders – Garda Siochana
First Responders – HSE
First Responders – Defence Forces
Resources
Leadership
Training
Situation : ‘Europe’s Weakest Link’

4. How Likely Is Ireland To Be Targeted in a Terrorist or Mass Casualty Incident?
2015 White Paper on Defence
Ireland’s Threat Assessment
Islamic State
Dissident Republican Terrorists
Criminal Gangs and Gun Violence
Lone Wolf Attacks

5. How and Why Would Ireland be Targeted in a Terrorist or Mass Casualty Incident?
Islamist Radicalisation – Key Characteristics
Ireland’s Experience of Terrorism
Irish Government & Current Terror Threat
Nothing To See Here …
Provocative Weakness
Intelligence Led Operations in Ireland

6. Has Ireland’s National Emergency Response Guidance Changed to Incorporate Terrorist Attacks or Mass Casualty Incidents?
Ireland’s ‘Framework For Major Emergency Management’
Emergency Management Lessons Learned
‘Annex A To Strategic Emergency Planning & Guidance – Lead, Principal & Other Roles’
Who’s Who in Irish Emergencies?

7. Has Ireland’s National Emergency Response Guidance Changed to Incorporate Terrorist Attacks or Mass Casualty Incidents?
Ireland’s National Security Committee NSC
National Steering Group on Major Emergencies
Ireland’s Office for Emergency Planning
National Emergency Coordination Centre
Ireland’s COBRA Committee

8. What Essentials Must Ireland Put in Place to Respond to Terror Threats and Mass Casualty Incidents?
Austerity and Investment
Leadership – Role of Government
Leadership – Role of An Garda Siochana
EU Commission Funding for Terror Defences
Public Education
Government Communication
Planning & Training

9. What Essentials Must Ireland Put in Place to Respond to Terror Threats and Mass Casualty Incidents?
2018 – Seismic Shifts in International Security
2018 – Evolving Terror Threat
2018 – Threat Multipliers
President Trump & Status of USA
New Superpowers? Putin’s Russia, China
North Korea & Nuclear War
Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran
Climate Change, Human Migration
EDUCATION, DISCUSSION, DEBATE, MEDIA