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
Professor Ben Tonra:
I just do not see it as practicable because, as has been said, the General Assembly cannot create a legal entity of a UN force. The laundry list the Senator gave was exactly that; it was deliberately designed to be a laundry list to encompass as much as possible. What the Senator is suggesting is that 190 countries in the UN General Assembly would devote precious time and political energy to satisfy us to send our troops overseas. I just do not see it as a practicable alternative, to be honest.