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 Seán KyneSeán Kyne (Fine Gael)
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Senator Clonan has mentioned that if we removed the triple lock, the Government and the Dáil majority would be able to send any number of people anywhere. Is it not true that with the triple lock the Government can only send people somewhere as long as Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump believes it to be in their interest? That is the reality.