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- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: Like any legislation.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: Okay, so it was not a threat.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: It seemed like a threat. It is not a threat.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: We do. We are all here. Look at the attendance.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: We are all here.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: We take our responsibilities very seriously.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: It is agreed - I think everyone here agrees - that Russia carried out an illegal invasion of Ukraine. Under the triple lock, the country that carried out that illegal invasion should decide where this country participates in peacekeeping. How do the witnesses rationalise that?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: Yes, absolutely, without the UN but the UN is not functioning in its make-up and, ultimately, any peacekeeping mission that Ireland was to participate in would have to be with the consent or the abstention of the P5 members. That is the whole point of the issue here. Colonel Doyle last Tuesday stated that the UN veto system reflects the realities of global power dynamics but also leads to...
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: But what if it was decided at the whim of, for example, Israel putting pressure on the United States?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: Even though it is the right place to be?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: In that case, all it would take is not having the backing of Israel encouraging the United States, for example.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: A moral mandate, a historical mandate.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: Ms Ní Bhriain is happy with the mission as it is and most people agree that there is a proud record of peacekeeping in Lebanon. What if the mission were not to be renewed because of political interference?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: What if other countries decided to stay, so that there was a presence?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: Is this Ms Ní Bhriain's position, even though one of the P5 members, as Ms Ní Bhriain agrees, has carried out an illegal invasion of another country or a number of them as Mr. Kelly stated? That is the whole point here. If it is deemed to be a proper mission today, and if one country decides it does not like it for whatever geopolitical reasons and decides not to continue on that,...
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: But would it be consistent with the UN Charter?
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: I welcome the witnesses back to the Oireachtas and thank them for their contributions. On the last point Ms Boylan spoke about the urge of the EU to increase spending on militarisation. Does she support additional investment in our armed forces here in terms of personnel, equipment and capabilities? On Tuesday, the military expert Mr. Colm Doyle, who is a retired colonel, was at the...
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: Ms Lynn Boylan, MEP mentioned the General Assembly and the possible use of that. The last time it was used was in 1956. Without reform of the UN Security Council, as it stands, it would require clearance on an new mandate. That is part of the issue. Can either of the MEPs see any other safeguards? We acknowledge that the P5 is somewhat dysfunctional but are there other safeguards that...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on sea fisheries, to be taken at 1 p.m. and to conclude at 2.30 p.m. if not previously concluded, with time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes, all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, time may be shared, and the Minister to be given not less than eight...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2025)
Seán Kyne: I thank Senators for this contributions. Senator O'Loughlin raised the fact no music festival since 2018 has been broadcast or streamed by RTÉ. I agree with the statement by the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland that the failure by RTÉ to cover Electric Picnic is a missed opportunity to showcase Irish performers. The Senator mentioned Junefest in Newbridge and the...