Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 July 2025
Committee on Defence and National Security
General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Ms Lynn Boylan:
We can deal with what might potentially happen in the future, but we must also look at what is happening right now. One of the biggest threats to our peacekeeping force is Israel. It is the most destabilising force at the moment within the Middle East and the EU has allowed Israel to act with impunity. I reiterate the European Union is not upholding international law and therefore it is vital for us to have the triple lock as a firewall. Israel is the biggest threat to our peacekeeping force in Lebanon right now.
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