Joe Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

Question 5: To ask the Minister for Defence if Irish troops are to be deployed to the Sudan as part of a multinational peacekeeping force established to police the recent peace accord; if a formal request has been received from the UN's department of peacekeeping operations; the number of Irish troops that are likely to be deployed; the types of activities they will be involved in; the timeframe for the deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/05]

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