Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I listened to the Deputy’s statements, by and large, and am trying to respond to them.

I will bring a recommendation to Government for approval and we will be totally open about it. That decision has not yet been finalised but it will need to happen shortly if we are to make even a limited contribution on the follow-on mission to ISAF. We are considering that in some detail at the moment and decisions will be made in due course.

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