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

Photo of Catherine CallaghanCatherine Callaghan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The witness mentioned that if this proposed legislation goes through, all deployments will have to be in accordance with international law. What principles of international law relate specifically to peacekeepers and do they differ from peace enforcers? When we consider the deployment of our troops, do we look at peacekeepers and enforcers in the same way?