Politics
Coalition leaders confirm move to axe army ‘triple-lock’
Government party leaders believe mechanism where the deployment of Irish troops requires a government decision, a Dáil vote and a UN resolution is ‘no longer sustainable’ in current format
The three government party leaders have reached a consensus that Ireland’s “triple lock” mechanism for peace-keeping missions is “no longer sustainable” and needs to go.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin have both told the Business Post that the triple lock, where the deployment of Irish troops requires a government decision, a Dáil vote and a UN resolution, should be abandoned in its current format.
Varadkar said: “Fine Gael doesn’t want to apply to ...
