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Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am sorry, we are over time.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Power. I allowed him to go on longer because I thought those were significant points.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Before I move to the next speaker, I take the point made by Senator Craughwell. We will be discussing it in a private session in terms of the options available to us to cover the entirety of this Bill in the way it needs to be covered. We will discuss this issue in private session. I call Senator Clonan.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Dr. Burke and Senator Tom Clonan. We will have another round. Next is Deputy Maeve O'Connell. She will be followed by Deputies Duncan Smith and Ó Laoghaire.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am just reminding the Deputy of time in case Dr. Burke wishes to contribute.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Just a short contribution, maybe.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I have to cut it there. We have four permanent members left, namely Deputies Ó Laoghaire and Callaghan, Senator Gallagher and Deputy Brabazon. I will then allow the other Members present to have five minutes each.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Thank you, Mr. Power. I am afraid we have run out of time but, in answering the other questions from other members, I ask that you respond to some of the other points Deputy Ó Laoghaire made.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I now move on to the non-permanent members, starting with Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and then Deputy Sinéad Gibney. I remind members that it is five minutes each and to make the best use of their time. I will then go back to permanent members for anybody who wishes to have a supplementary question. We are finishing at 11.30 a.m.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Senator-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Senator has an opportunity to link it to the legislation.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The question.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We need the question.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We have just over a minute for both witnesses to cover that.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Senator is out of time.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I have to cut it off there-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: -----because Dr. Burke wants to make one comment on it.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I have allowed extra time, so I am going to have cut it off at that.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: With respect, I have allowed a minute and a half extra.