Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)

I do not intend to use my seven minutes to set the context because I believe the context is clear. I liked that Professor Maguire said it was gentlemen who are mad. That brings no objection from me. I thank the witnesses for their inspiring introductory statements and submissions and for being here this morning.

I will get straight into questions. My first is for Professor Murphy. What impact would this change in legislation and the resulting change in the nature of Irish military deployments have on our place in the world and the credibility and trust that we have built up over the years in peace-building and peacekeeping? I know this has been a feature of Professor Murphy's career.