Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

As Ireland is a neutral country, I do not believe our Defence Forces personnel should ever have had any involvement with the occupation forces in Afghanistan. None the less, given the ending of the ISAF mission before Christmas, it is regrettable that the Minister did not use that opportunity to withdraw the seven Defence Forces personnel but instead chose to have them remain as part of the Resolute Support Mission, RSM. Could the Minister comment in that regard? Will he provide an opportunity for the House to discuss the matter, and what is his analysis of the success or otherwise of the involvement of Defence Forces personnel in the area?

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