Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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I think it is safe to say the political decision to join the EU battle group, coupled with the political failure to address the retention and recruitment issue, was the tipping point in the decision to withdraw from that peacekeeping mission.