Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 June 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Joe Noonan:

That goes to the heart of the problem. The language in this is utterly permissive. It appears to be otherwise but that is, in fact, its legal effect. There is nothing really excluded by the language in respect of the terms the Senator has particularly highlighted.