As a member of NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) and NATO Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), Ireland participates in the PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP), and as part of this process the Defence Forces have adopted Partnership Goals aimed at assisting Ireland to meet its United Nations and European Union commitments in the areas of Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED), and improving the Irish military's interoperability with other professional military forces in this area.
