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
Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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"Strengthening international security" is the specific phrase I want a definition on. Perhaps that is something Ms Maguire can follow up on.
My final two questions on that point are as follows. Why does it say "consistent with the principles of the UN Charter" and not "consistent with the UN Charter"? Is it because under the Charter the Security Council and the GA are the competent bodies to sanction international forces and international military interventions? Can Ms Maguire offer any independent, objective benchmarks on that definition?