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Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the witnesses here this morning. I ask one clarification from Dr. Devine. She mentioned comments from a Fine Gael member. Is she talking about a Member of these Houses?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: Was it Deputy Callaghan, who is a member of this committee?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: She is an elected Member and a former peacekeeper herself but Dr. Devine chose not to clarify that.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: Dr. Devine chose not to mention that Deputy Callaghan is a peacekeeper herself so she might have real-life experience of these things.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: She was indeed.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: Dr. Devine could have clarified in her comments that Deputy Callaghan was a Fine Gael member.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: Is Dr. Devine suggesting Deputy Callaghan is using code words?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: However Dr. Devine did comment and she did not reference that Deputy Callaghan was a soldier and a peacekeeper.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: Dr. Devine stated in her opening commentary that it was her job to tell the truth. I should hope so. Is it not all our jobs to tell the truth? I have been in these Houses since 2011 in some form or another and I have never seen anyone state in an opening statement that it was his or her job to tell the truth.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Kyne: Is Dr. Devine assuming that 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: 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.