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
Brian Stanley (Laois, Independent) | Oireachtas source
When Seán Lemass, who was a very active and well-respected Taoiseach, outlined the 1960 Act, he spoke about "duties of a police character on behalf of the United Nations". Does Dr. Burke accept that this characterisation is very different from what is proposed now in this Bill, which is about peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security, which, as has been outlined already, could mean a lot of things?
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