Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I cannot allow this occasion to pass without asking the Minister to provide an assurance that the ceremonial role undertaken by the Defence Forces, which was highlighted during the past week, will not in any way be impeded in the future. I raise this matter in light of the pride felt by people throughout the country regarding the way in which members of the Defence Forces deported themselves in recent days.

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