Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Discussion

3:10 pm

Photo of Olivia MitchellOlivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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In the making of the original national action plan, my and Ms McManus's former colleague, the current Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, made a representation that was never taken up suggesting that the Army, which has some expertise in training troops in addressing gender-based violence, could be used to train UN forces that were responding to emergencies. Would our guests recommend this for the next plan?