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 Tom ClonanTom Clonan (Independent)
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What is the logic of increasing the number from 12 troops to 50 troops? What is the significance of the number 50? What is the strategic or military thinking informing such a number?