Opposition politicians have encouraged people to protest against proposed changes to Ireland’s system for deploying troops abroad.

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Tánaiste Simon Harris announced on Monday that he has approved plans to the Common Information Sharing Environment.

Ireland's neutrality will be "completely unaffected" by proposed changes to the triple lock, despite criticism from opposition TDs, according to a Government minister

Opposition TDs have pledged to replicate a ‘robust’ challenge to moves by the Irish Government to scrap provisions of the triple lock.

If there were to be a referendum on the proposed changes to triple lock, what way would you vote? Let us know by answering our poll!

He said Ireland also needed to invest in capabilities to monitor what happens ‘around our seas and in our skies’.

Minister for Defence Simon Harris emphasised that he values Ireland’s neutrality.

In an interview with BreakingNews.ie, former TD and soldier Cathal Berry said the triple lock is "nothing to do with Ireland's policy of neutrality"

Richard Boyd Barrett said government parties want to drag Ireland into escalating conflicts.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was speaking at an event at the Munich Security Council.

Leo Varadkar said he was never a fan of the triple lock and that he did not regard the concept as being part of Irish neutrality.

Activist Margaretta D’Arcy, 89, delayed proceedings by making a statement before the opening discussion.

Simon Harris has expressed disappointment at the scenes in Cork at the first meeting of the forum on international security policy

The aim of the forum is to generate discussions on foreign, security, and defence policies.

The Consultative Forum on Ireland's neutrality has generated many opinions with opposing views.

President Higgins has apologised to Professor Louise Richardson for questioning her role as chair of the forum. Referencing the forum's chairperson he said she was a "person with a very large DBE -- Dame of the British Empire."

'Austria and Malta have constitutional protections for their neutral status. I think it is really important that the forum would hear from their experts about legal protection for neutrality,' the Labour leader said.

The Minister for Justice said she was not prepared to debate comments made by President Michael D Higgins over the weekend about the State's neutrality

The first meeting of the Government’s ‘Consultative Forum on International Security’ takes place at UCC this week. Afri is warning that there’s a real risk of Ireland further compromising our neutrality and getting dragged into NATA without the consent of the Irish people. JOHN MAGUIRE, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, UCC shares his thoughts

The President has issued a strongly worded warning about deviating from Ireland's traditional policy on neutrality

Among voters who favour a change in the policy of neutrality, there is majority for ing Nato and closer EU defence co-operation.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said it would ‘make sense’ to cooperate with allies, the EU and Nato to secure subsea cables.

Leo Varadkar said Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a re-think in defence and security policy

Ireland’s neutrality is now a class issue, with ‘ordinary’ people opposed to any attempt to remove it, says Dominic Carroll, of the Cork Neutrality League

The Consultative Forum on International Security Policy is to take place in June.

Micheál Martin’s comments came after US president Joe Biden referenced Ireland’s neutrality in a speech to the Dáil.

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin said a national debate on defence was needed

Ireland's neutrality will be debated at a forum on our place in the world this summer

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Tánaiste Micheál Martin is looking at how the State's neutrality may evolve

Comments from Russian ambassador Yury Filatov about Ireland's role in demining in Ukraine should not lead to his expulsion, but the presence at the Russian Embassy in Dublin should be reduced, according to a TD

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said there would not be a change of policy in relation to the invasion of Ukraine in the wake of the speech.

The Irish Neutrality League has been set up in response to what it sees as a drift towards Ireland’s militarisation.

If men and women have to fight and die to preserve peace on this continent, then how can we stand idly by and allow our fellow citizens in the EU to do so on our behalf? So asks John Dolan in his weekly column