Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2024-07-02
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Aindrias Moynihan (FF), Cork North-West

I thank the Tánaiste. I want to focus on people who have convictions and who still appear to be serving in the military. Is there an indication of how many such people are involved? Did they have their convictions before they came into the military? Did the military hire convicted people or are they individuals who were convicted while serving? It is very important that due process would be afforded to people. It is very important that a conviction does not happen overnight and that there is a process involved. When a decision eventually arrives and somebody is convicted, the goalposts are moved. I want to make sure that when that time comes, the military authorities move on it and deal with the situation. If somebody is already convicted but the DPP is appealing, for example, the severity of a conviction, does that defer the option of a court martial?

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Sitting date: 2024-07-02