Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In January, the Minister of State told me, in response to a parliamentary question, that the option of deploying a group of Army Rangers was being considered but that it would take some time before a conclusion would be reached. The Army Ranger unit is not trained and organised for peacekeeping and as far as I am concerned, the idea of sending them to Mali is mad. We hear a lot from the Government about international crisis management, peace support and so on, which I regard is doublespeak. Has a decision been made on this and when is it likely to be implemented?

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