Dáil debates

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions

Overseas Missions

2:30 pm

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

I am disappointed to note that the Minister believes he will get his job back, because I had my eye on it. I also know Deputy Wallace is pretty hopeful of getting the justice portfolio - one never knows.

This is an important question, which asks the Minister to review the deployment of Defence Forces personnel to the Golan Heights. Given the failure of the United Nations Disengagement Observe Force, UNDOF, mission, which is more than 40 years old, and the virtual annexation of Syrian territory by the Israelis, it is not appropriate to deploy Irish peacekeeping personnel on this mission, as they could do much better work in other areas.

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