Voices in the House

The attitude of the political parties and general public in Bosnia and Herzegovina to an increased EU presence ranges from neutral…

The attitude of the political parties and general public in Bosnia and Herzegovina to an increased EU presence ranges from neutral to positive.

- The Minister of State for Defence, Mr Tom Kitt

Allowing other countries to exercise a veto over our Defence Forces is deeply unwise, grossly unsatisfactory, and this should not be the case for a sovereign nation.

- Mr Billy Timmins (FG) on the "triple-lock" system on UN peacekeeping missions

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The problem is not with the triple-lock system but with the manner in which the UN Security Council functions.

- Mr Jack Wall, Labour

The UN should be reformed so that the so-called outsourcing of peacekeeping functions to regional military alliances can be ended.

- Mr Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Sinn Féin