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Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank Senator Clonan for that. I was chairing another meeting, which is why I missed the contributions of our guests. Professor Tonra said in his opening remarks that if we are no longer to rely on the Security Council as the gatekeeper of legitimacy and are finally to remove the veto given to the five permanent members, we must establish robust mechanisms of our own. Does he not think...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Does he think we need additional guardrails?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: They would not be essential.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: There were references to an annual review mechanism that could empower the Dáil to monitor ongoing missions. It is my understanding that there is currently an annual review for UNIFIL. It might not go before the Dáil but certainly the Minister and Department of Defence currently conduct a review.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: To follow on from Senator Kyne's point about the General Assembly, which was well addressed by Mr. Murphy. Can the General Assembly compel any country to act?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I want to go back to the point about our neutrality. I asked this question at the committee last week. If we were to remove the triple lock in its entirety, would we be any less neutral than we currently are?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Would our neutral status change at all?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Does Mr. Noonan have a comment on that?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: The world we are looking at is changing and I do not necessarily agree that the point Mr. Noonan made does impact on our neutrality.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide confirmation of the exact funding which will be provided for the N25 in 2025; the amount of funding will be provided to progress to the next phases of the development of the N24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34126/25]

Committee on Defence and National Security: Recent Air Corps Developments: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Will they complete their three-star training within the first six months and then go on to do their-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: Recent Air Corps Developments: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: There were some other questions.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I speak today about the cost of third level education in Ireland. The programme for Government states the Government will reform SUSI to better meet the needs of students and their families. This is something I welcome and I urge the Government to take action on it from this year onwards. My question today relates to the discontinuation of the reduction in the student contribution fee....

Middle East: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: To echo what all the speakers have stated today, the ongoing genocide in the Middle East is abhorrent. Innocent civilians are being starved to death. Parents have no baby formula for their infants. This is happening in our world today. While I acknowledge the Government's work so far, we need to keep the pressure on. I hear from concerned people every day across counties Carlow and...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: A huge thank you to Major General O'Brien, Major General Brennan, Colonel Doyle and Dr. Berry for their time here today. It is incredible to think that, making a quick calculation, we have close on 150 years of military experience on the other side of the room today. It is wonderful to have that depth of experience to help inform us and to help us understand what is being put before us as...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank Dr. Berry. We are talking about the military advice and the quality of that military advice was mentioned previously. While I know it has not happened to date, I wish to talk about a hypothetical situation, because such situations are often discussed here. Hypothetically, we could have gone to Iraq. Hypothetically, if we did not have the triple lock and a mission was proposed, but...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I want to go back to our professionalism. My question is for all of the witnesses. With deployment restricted to 12 members, in their experience or knowledge, have there been cases where a team of 12 professionally trained Irish soldiers have gone abroad and had to request help, support and equipment from other forces to carry out their work?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank the witnesses. From a safety and security point of view, or even a welfare point of view, for our soldiers, would it be better for more than 12 people to go abroad on any mission? I imagine there will not be time for rest periods if there are just 12 members.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: It did prevent us from being involved in things that we could have been involved in or would have been professionally able to be involved in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I do not have an enormous number of questions for Mr. French. I thank him for coming in and sympathise with him on the loss of his sister and with his nephews on the loss of their mother. It is a horrendous experience that does not bear thinking about. As a sister and mum myself, I commit, along with my colleagues, to do everything we can to reform the laws. I thank him for the work he...