Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Committee on Defence and National Security
General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion
2:00 am
Ms Bernie Maguire:
No. We are the only country that requires it. Austria, for example, has only deployed two UN-approved missions, but it is only Ireland I am aware of. Likewise, Germany is currently changing its rules for how and where it deploys. Those would be the only ones I am aware of. There have been instances for other countries. Several EU countries were prevented from joining missions because of their parliaments. Despite what you might think, the power of parliament is there, which has stopped different missions over the years in progressing.