David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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We now have quorum and are in public session. I ask members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording of the proceedings. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the following motions which were referred to Dáil Éireann on 11 March and 01 April, 2014. The first proposal is as follows:

That Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2013, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 11th March, 2014, in accordance with Section 13 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006.

The second proposal is as follows:

That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2013, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 11th March 2014, in accordance with section 13 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006, to be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, in accordance with Stranding Order 82A(3)(b) and paragraph (8) of the Orders of Reference of Select Committees, which, not later than 8th April, 2014, shall send a message to the Dáil in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 87, and Standing Order 86(2) shall accordingly apply.".

I welcome the Minister and his official to the meeting. I now invite the Minister to make an opening statement on the first proposal.