Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That is a political matter. It is a matter of potential public controversy, for example, Ukraine or the Middle East. Our Defence Forces can be there as peacekeepers in any given scenario in the future, in Africa, in Sahel or wherever. What if public commentary is made, if protests are happening on those political matters, and people are taking positions on them? How does that colour host states or neighbouring partners where we are out in the theatre as peacekeepers?
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