Mr. Kieran Brennan:

I can give the Senator an example of a decision by an Irish Government. Back in 1973, the Government decided to move troops from Cyprus to the Sinai following the Yom Kippur War. They were there for a number of months. However, following the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the Government made a decision to withdraw troops from the UN Emergency Force, UNEF, in the Sinai. This is an example where the Government made a decision based on national security interests to withdraw troops back to Ireland to support the security apparatus.