Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 July 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

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

2:00 am

Photo of Gerard CraughwellGerard Craughwell (Independent)
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Come on now. I specifically said, if the witnesses want a referendum, it should empower all three sections of the Oireachtas, namely, the President, the Seanad and the Dáil. Rather than looking to an outside agency, you would look inward.

Mr. Kelly quotes the United Nations. What about regional deployments? The triple lock prevents us from participating in regional deployments, which are a part of the United Nations Security Council Charter Mr. Kelly speaks of. He is happy enough to use one part of the charter and not that happy to use the other part.