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

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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The logic of the narrative we are given all the time is that this is about the misuse of the veto, predominantly by Russia. However, we have lately seen an acute example of American misuse of the veto. We want to stop the misuse of the veto by introducing a different system and pulling out of the triple lock. Is that not right? The idea is that we will use a regional organisation to send peacekeeping forces. Is that not the logic?