Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

There is an amendment to the Dáil schedule for Thursday, owing to the House rising because of the death of the former Taoiseach. One of the items listed for Thursday is the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006, which relates to whether the Defence Acts allow the Defence Forces to take part in missions not established by UN resolution. The Bill has not yet been published, although it was intended to deal with it on Thursday. This side of the House has repeatedly asked for time to discuss this matter. The Labour Party made the argument to the Minister, Deputy O'Dea, over a prolonged period——

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