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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: ...away from the endorsement of the United Nations to simply domestic endorsement, or endorsement as part of a geopolitical group, would have two consequences. One, it would put our troops in much more danger because they would be seen not as acting as part of the world community but as acting for part of the world, a geopolitical grouping. Second, and as the Tánaiste is right in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...to the deployment of Defence Forces personnel overseas to provide for non-combatant evacuation operations to support Irish citizens. The changes proposed will allow us to respond to crisis situations with more agility. We are all agreed that Ireland's policy of military neutrality remains a very important strand of our independent foreign policy, informing our active approach to peace...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I will not be so polite in relation to this. If the Tánaiste thinks that getting rid of the triple lock will lead to a more peaceful world, he is deluded. It is disgraceful and disingenuous of him to tell us that getting rid of the triple lock will not interfere with our neutrality. Our questions are trying to elicit details on the mechanism by which the Tánaiste is going to do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...have had to pull out. It is really problematic. We see this in the Middle East. The Security Council is not fit for purpose anyway, given current global circumstances, in respect of which there should be far more representation and fewer vetoes.