Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Given the "Captain Phillips" film, it is in the media at present. People are aware of the difficulties and what happened there. Mainly, I want to find out whether this is a live issue or merely something that was floated before Christmas, and whether the Minister is looking seriously at this issue. The big concern will be the extent of the involvement in this mission.

I suppose there are issues. For example, if an Irish soldier arrests someone, where will that person be tried? Will the person be brought back to Ireland? In "Captain Phillips", the Americans brought them back to the United States. Will such a person be brought to The Hague? Will the person be tried in Somalia, which is run by warlords? Those are the factors related to the specifics of the mission. I accept that it is still only at the discussion phase, but anything new that involves Irish troops in a difficult situation needs to be discussed and thought out fully.

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