Brian Stanley (Laois, Independent)

The issue I raise is what the number should be. I am in favour of retaining the triple lock. I am in favour of multilateralism and the UN mandate. Professor Murphy set out that under existing law, we can deploy more than 12 in certain circumstances, in rescue missions but not in the case of narcotics. I can see an argument, as somebody in favour of neutrality, for increasing that number from 12, on a pragmatic basis, to 50 or 60 for rescue missions or in the case of narcotics. That is simply what I am saying.