Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Dr. Edward Burke:

We have treaty obligations when it comes to the use of cluster munitions. There would be legal advice about what is legal for the Defence Forces when it comes to the use of munitions. For example, if you are taking a battlegroup and you are taking a mechanised company of the Defence Forces serving in a wider battalion, clearly if that battalion believed it was legal-----

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