Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

On the question raised by Deputy Costello on section 8 we spoke informally earlier. I have checked it out. I will get the advice in writing and forward it to the Deputy. Under section 8, the resolution of the Dáil will be to ratify the actual deployment into active service, as it were. There will be no resolution of the Dáil to ratify the initial embarkation. It is not the intention to do that retrospectively. The resolution of the Dáil will only apply to deploying troops into theatre which will only happen when the United Nations resolution is forthcoming. Deputy Higgins said that——

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