Ms Niamh Ní Bhriain:

That is what is so terrifying about it. It opens up the possibility to deploy Irish troops anywhere. We could really be sent anywhere. The legislation opens up the possibility we could be sending our Irish troops to any war or conflict coming down the line. The language used by Senator Clonan of “war fighting” is what we are opening ourselves up to. The Government needs to clarify where it plans to send these troops and we have not heard that.