Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

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

2:00 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois, Independent)
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Could I have a yes-no answer to one more question? Has the restriction whereby only 12 members of the Defence Forces may be deployed overseas without the approval of the Dáil inhibited or stopped a rescue mission or similar type of mission? I do not have any great problem with the proposal to increase the number to 50 or fewer. What is the number required? A platoon is 32 or 33.