Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Again, the situation in Syria was not about peacekeeping so we were not involved in Syrian peacekeeping. It was during our membership of the UN Security Council when we gained very significant insight in respect of the behaviour of permanent members of the UN Security Council. The bottom line is that the permanent members should not have a hold on Irish sovereignty. They should not dictate whether we participate in a peacekeeping mission. A peacekeeping mission has not been approved since 2014.

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