Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Murphy has acknowledged that a force can be authorised on the basis of a resolution of the General Assembly under the 2006 Act, although he has said these would not be blue hat missions. However, the additional missions that might take place should this legislation remove the triple lock would not be blue hat missions either. Missions can be authorised through the General Assembly although they would not be blue hat missions. The language in the 2006 Act is quite wide. It says "established, mandated, authorised, endorsed, supported, approved or otherwise sanctioned" so there is quite a wide set of ways that a-----