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To: Taoiseach, Tanaiste and TDs
Calling on the Government to Protect the Triple Lock and Irish Neutrality
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We are calling on the Government not to remove the Triple Lock and protect Ireland's neutrality.
We are calling on the Government not to remove the Triple Lock and protect Ireland's neutrality.
Why is this important?
The Triple Lock is an integral part of Ireland's neuality and Foregin Policy. Removing the Triple Lock is an attack on our neutrality. This change opens the door to Irish troops being seconded to NATO missions and indeed EU missions, with almost free-range given to the government of the day about the nature and purpose of those missions.
The Triple Lock means Irish Defence Force troops are only deployed on UN-mandated missions. A UN mandate gives legitimacy to peacekeeping missions which will be impossible to replace from elsewhere. The blue beret, that Irish troops have always worn, also offers them a huge level of protection.
There is currently an attack on the UN with Elon Musk recently stating the United States should leave the institution. The proposed plans from the government are a further undermining of the UN at a time of increasing militarisation.
Removing the requirement of a UN mandate, for Irish peacekeeping missions, is an attack on our neutrality. The government must reconsider.
The Triple Lock means Irish Defence Force troops are only deployed on UN-mandated missions. A UN mandate gives legitimacy to peacekeeping missions which will be impossible to replace from elsewhere. The blue beret, that Irish troops have always worn, also offers them a huge level of protection.
There is currently an attack on the UN with Elon Musk recently stating the United States should leave the institution. The proposed plans from the government are a further undermining of the UN at a time of increasing militarisation.
Removing the requirement of a UN mandate, for Irish peacekeeping missions, is an attack on our neutrality. The government must reconsider.