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:

There is a renewal on a yearly basis. Earlier I gave the example of Operation Irini, which is happening today. That is one of those. Again, at the EU mission Operation Althea, there have been difficulties with mandate renewal. If the renewal does not come through, different countries, depending on their own rules, may still be able to participate but for Ireland it would cause a difficulty.