Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

Fine. That is a very important point. It seems quite strange that we spent €3 million on something which cannot move people. Under what caveats are the Irish forces operating in Chad? Recently they were asked to protect the headquarters when the Swedes moved out but the commander said it was not part of their role. They said there was no caveat to cover that. Does the Minister have a list of caveats that he can give us telling us what the Irish Defence Forces can or cannot do in Chad?

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