Government can't replace triple lock with vague criteria for deploying our troops
Removing the UN mandate requirement without robust, transparent criteria is a mistake. It risks eroding public trust in the legitimacy of and integrity of the process of sending troops on overseas missions. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
In the pipeline for over two years, the Government has finally published the general scheme for its proposed end to the triple lock. This “heads of Bill” sets out the key provisions that will govern future deployment overseas of Irish troops.
The process has hardly been rushed. The fact that the draft law has technical provisions covering arrangements for pre-1993 and Reserve Force members shows the department and Defence Forces have thought through the consequences of the changes.
