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- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: That is a very dishonest presentation because people would be left with the impression that if Ireland wants to send troops abroad somewhere, we have to go to the UN Security Council and seek a vote of the council to authorise that but that is not what happens. What the triple lock is about is saying that we can send troops on peacekeeping missions where they are authorised by the Dáil,...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The UN Security Council.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: Wrong. Again, the Tánaiste is engaging in a very dishonest debate because he is not referring to the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006 which changed that. This is not about the UN Security Council. The notion of any country having a veto is a complete and utter red herring. The 2006 Act, which is explicitly about dealing with this issue, changed it. That legislation says "UN approval",...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Not true.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: That is true.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Again, the Deputy is talking without having seen our legislation. Our legislation can be placed within the UN framework but the Deputy has jumped to conclusions again.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: No. The Tánaiste is presenting it as if we rely on a decision of the Security Council but that is not true.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: There has not been a peacekeeping mission since 2014.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: It is in black and white in the law. Black and white. It is not just the UN Security Council but the UN General Assembly. What is this actually about? If there was a regional peacekeeping mission, it could be endorsed by the UN General Assembly by a majority vote and Irish troops could then participate in it. Does the Tánaiste accept that?
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: Therefore, there is no veto.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: That is what we are proposing-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: That is in the law now. It is in the 2006 Act.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: No, it is not.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: It is. There is no such thing as a veto. It is an absolute red herring in this debate. The other thing that is dragged in as an example of why we need to do it is the idea that we may need to go and get our citizens from abroad but are currently blocked from doing so. Again, that is a red herring and is not true. In the 2006 Act there is a series of exceptions set out where the triple...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: It did not cover it in-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: The Tánaiste is not able to come up with any examples where the triple lock prevents us from sending troops. The truth is that this is about sending troops on US-led and NATO-led missions into the likes of-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: You say it yourself.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: It is absolutely dishonest to suggest that.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Paul Murphy: You say yourself it is at the core of our neutrality.