Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the EU training mission in Mali, there has been a request for more troops under Article 42.7 of the Lisbon treaty, the mutual assistance agreement. It would mean French troops would be pulled out of Mali to be deployed as their President and Government see fit. Is the Minister considering deploying more Irish troops in Mali? What assurances can he give the Irish people about their safety, given the ongoing serious concerns about the stability of Mali?