Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2021-11-03
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 3:
In page 12, after line 36, to insert the following:
“Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2006
18. Section 3 of the Act of 2006 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after
subsection (2):
“(3) Where a seconding under subsection (1)(a) is—
(a) for a contingent, rather than an individual member, of the Permanent Defence Force,
(b) for an international organisation not operating under a United Nations mandate, and
(c) or a purpose not listed under subsection (1)(b) to (h),
the Minister shall seek the agreement of the Dáil before any initial secondment of a period longer than 12 months or before the renewal of such a secondment.”.”.

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