Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Apart from the covert and truncated nature of the debate the Government proposes to conclude at midnight, what is planned will give approximately six minutes to our party to make any comments, which are extensive and will not be made within six minutes. It is unacceptable given the import of the Bill which, from the assessment made by us and by others outside the House who have expertise legally and in terms of the operations under the sanction of the United Nations, will trigger Irish military involvement in the battle groups.

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