Results 81-100 of 6,783 for speaker:Seán Kyne
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Is she suggesting the rest of us do not tell the truth?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: What was the point of putting that in her opening statement?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Was that a slight directed at other academics-----
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: -----or at politicians?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I am not. Dr. Devine has written them down and she has stated them.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I just find it peculiar. No. 7-----
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I found it extremely strange.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Yes, absolutely.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Well, that is the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach's view.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I do not think there was a need to put in it in an opening statement. On point No. 7: "Twelve reasons why people in neutral states do not wish to join NATO", I do not wish to join NATO. I have not heard anyone say he or she wishes to join NATO. There is nothing in this Bill that infers we join NATO. Dr. Devine follows this by "with or without a UN mandate". Even if within the triple...
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Is it not your opinion?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Okay, I thank Dr. Devine. Professor Murphy is welcome. He writes about the UN legitimacy. I have made this point at the last committee meeting. He writes about the Security Council having vetoed peacekeeping missions. Would he accept that by virtue of the necessity for the existence of the P5, any peacekeeping mission has the tacit support of Russia, the United States and the other P5...
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Regarding the General Assembly - and I am interesting in this point and made it at the last meeting - how the UN is structured makes it difficult. Professor Murphy has stated this. Is there anything we can do or how would we engage the UN to allow for the aforementioned two thirds of the General Assembly or even a supermajority or whatever? What would we have to do to suggest those changes...
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Is there a precedent for that in any other fashion?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I think the professor mentioned 1956.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: Have there been any more recent such resolutions?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I thank the professor.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I have been trying to come in. I have been here the whole meeting.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: I put my hand up a number of times, with respect.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)
Seán Kyne: There is not much time left. Notwithstanding the spirited debate, it was a good engagement and I thank the witnesses for coming in. I just cannot reconcile this. We have had motions in these Houses condemning Russia and supporting Ukraine in respect of Russia's illegal invasion and yet any peacekeeping mission has to have either tacit support or abstention from that same country. That is...