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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: It is our independent foreign policy, a legacy of Ireland working for a nuclear non-proliferation, humanitarianism, contributing to the drafting of the convention of human rights and fundamental freedoms, peacekeeping and our proud record as our United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, Congo, Chad, South Sudan and elsewhere. Yet eight months ago, the Minister instructed officials to prepare...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: I would love if the Minister could be honest with the people and if he would put it to the people in the form of a referendum and to enshrine our neutrality in the Constitution. The Minister stood on a platform of protecting the triple lock in his last manifesto. Irish people are proud of our military neutrality. They are not embarrassed by some of the invited guests in the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: We are at a critical juncture with the Defence Forces in terms of how allegations of abuse are dealt with. The Tánaiste has to take the bull by the horns. Morale in the Defence Forces is very low. I cannot imagine what it is like for ordinary, decent, professional soldiers in the Defence Forces who serve with honour and pride to feel like they are constantly under attack and that the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: I ask the Minister the number of occasions since January 2020 when a superior officer in the Defence forces provided a statement in support of a defendant to a civilian trial in respect of an allegation of a violent crime and whether he proposes to introduce measures to address this issue.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: The State came to a standstill with disgust and disbelief last week when a member of the Defence Forces walked free from court following the brutal assault on Natasha O'Brien. Another man had his career protected while another woman was failed by the State. I am glad to see the DPP has appealed the sentence. I do not want to give the Ceann Comhairle a heart attack or anything like that but...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: That is what it came across as.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: I am not a military lawyer or anything like that but after listening to the conversations, I know the officer was not there to give a glowing reference. However, that is what it felt like to the victim. Members of the Defence Forces have been through such a tough time lately with the disclosures from the Women of Honour. There is a bit of a knee-jerk reaction coming from inside and outside...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: Yes. I wish to ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will propose measures to ensure that members of the Defence Forces who have been convicted of violent assaults cannot continue to serve.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: Reports that a naval officer remains in the Defence Forces almost a year after pleading guilty to a serious assault on a woman shows a bit of a pattern. The Tánaiste will forgive the Women of Honour for nodding their heads and saying, "I told you so". The time for learning lessons is over. It is the time to show what can be done. I wish to take this opportunity to salute Natasha...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: Those of us who have had children in college know what a money pit third level education can be. I would advise anybody watching with small children to start saving now. When they have to go away to college and digs, that is when the rent cruelty and the risk often happen, which is what we are trying to prevent with these provisions. I commend my comrade an Teachta Mairéad Farrell on...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: I welcome the Tánaiste. I also wish to be associated with his words on Private Seán Rooney. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé. I have a few questions for the Tánaiste on the UN report. How many Defence Forces personnel served abroad as part of the United Nations mandated missions in 2019 and 2023? How many does the Tánaiste expect to serve abroad in 2024 and 2025?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: In the opening statement, the Tánaiste said UNDOF withdrawal stems from "a joint assessment by the Department and the Defence Forces ... for the Defence Forces to undertake a process of consolidation ... to prepare for future peacekeeping missions". Was the requirement to participate in the EU battle group part of the terms of reference of that joint assessment?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: What I am trying to get at is whether the battle group-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: Did the Tánaiste prioritise the battle group over UN missions?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: What I am trying to get at is whether the Tánaiste would have come to the same decision if we had 11,500 members of the Defence Forces as opposed to 9,500 members. Would the same decision have been taken?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: Okay. The Tánaiste talked about the "increased focus on the crucial work [of our Defence Forces] in the Middle East" post 7 October. Was the decision revisited or reconsidered in that context? What future peacekeeping missions are the Defence Forces currently preparing for and what stage is planning at? Is the Government in active discussions with the UN in relation to any pending...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: How many members of the Defence Forces have been secured so far to participate in the EU battle group? The Tánaiste said-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Réada Cronin: The Tánaiste expects it to be fully staffed.