Neutrality ‘completely unaffected’ by triple lock changes, minister says

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Ireland's neutrality will be "completely unaffected" by proposed changes to the triple lock, despite criticism from opposition TDs, according to a Government minister. Under the current system, Ireland cannot deploy any more than 12 Defence Forces peacekeepers overseas without a mission being approved by the UN Security Council or General Assembly, as well as approval by the Government and the Dáil. Advertisement Under draft legislation being advanced by the Government, it is proposed to remove the requirement of formal UN approval and replace it with a stipulation that the deployments are in accordance with the UN Charter. The Government argues...