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 Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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I do not want a future government to be able to send Irish troops abroad in a "coalition of the willing", in an imperialist invasion of Iraq or Afghanistan or any other country. I think that is a reason many people will oppose this.

Second, to follow up on Deputy Gibney's question, can Ms Maguire confirm that under the current legal framework, even though a UN General Assembly resolution is not legally binding, it does satisfy our requirements for the triple lock?