Dáil debates

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions

Defence Forces Deployment

2:15 pm

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish the Irish soldiers and those on the UN mission in general well given that they have been under attack on a number of occasions since the mission started. My question, part of which the Minister of State alluded to, concerns the role of our soldiers in mentoring an army that has been found to have carried out such a level of human rights abuses. I note from the Minister of State's reply that part of the job of the mission is to provide mentoring in international humanitarian law and human rights. How successful has this been? How can it be undertaken? Is it intended to increase the number of Irish soldiers involved in that mission?

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