Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am seeking a debate on the Defence Forces. Yesterday, a Bill relating to those who deserted the Defence Forces and went absent without leave, AWOL, during the Second World War was passed by the Dáil. Earlier today, at a ceremony in Arbour Hill attended by the President and the Taoiseach, the Army was virtually excluded from its own church. The church at Arbour Hill is the church of the Defence Forces. For all the years that there has been a commemoration at Arbour Hill, the Army has been involved. However, specific orders were issued by the Minister for Defence that the Army is no longer to be involved in any way, shape or form in the commemoration ceremony-----