Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2024-06-12
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Réada Cronin (SF), Kildare North

I have said it already but I will say it again. I do not like the tone the Tánaiste took. He is acting as if we have not discussed the victims. We have all discussed the victims several times. Sinn Féin has had several meetings with them. This is not in any way to disrespect anybody, certainly not the external oversight group, or the Secretary General - that position is currently held by a woman - or whoever holds the position in future. It is not about that. If the Tánaiste wants the current Secretary General there as a conduit now, a little respect should be given to members of the Defence Forces by giving their representatives the right to also be there in an ex officio capacity.

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