What is the Triple Lock and what changes are the Government proposing?
Under the current system, Ireland cannot send more than 12 Defence Forces on a peacekeeping mission without approval from all three parts of the lock. This includes Dáil approval, Government approval and UN approval.
Government sources stated the proposed changes remain “fully consistent with the principles of the UN Charter and international law”.
The Dáil and the Government will still have to approve missions. Mr Harris said he was proposing increasing the number of troops who could be sent on peacekeeping missions without triggering the triple lock from 12 to 50.
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