Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Committee on Defence and National Security
General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail)
On the issue some of the witnesses mentioned regarding the attractiveness of serving abroad to the members of the Defence Forces, I assume the percentage of those who would wish to serve abroad is quite high. I do not know how they feel about the Security Council. Has it gone past its sell-by date basically? Has it gone beyond repair at this point? People are trying to envisage what a new situation might look like. Are there concerns or fears regarding the welfare of troops going abroad to a particular situation because we would not have that UN Security Council five members signing off on it? Is that of concern?
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