A high-level security council will meet this afternoon to discuss the terrorist risks to Ireland in the wake of the London bombings.
The Government Task Force on Emergency Planning will assess Ireland's threat level and any possible measures that need to be taken.
Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea, who chairs the group, said in a
Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea
statement Ireland's threat level is currently set at low. There are relatively few suspected Islamic militants living in Ireland.
"I have no reason to believe that the situation will change," he said. "However it is vital that as a group we re-evaluate Ireland's position in light of what has happened.
"Ireland has excellent intelligence and security measures in place," he added.
The Task Force, comprising senior Garda and Army staff, was established in the wake of the September 11th attacks.
A separate group, the National Security Council, held an emergency meeting last week. The council consists of Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy, the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces Jim Sreenan, the Secretary to the Government, Dermot McCarthy, and the secretaries general of the departments of justice and defence.