Phil Hogan
Ceist:63 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the triple lock on Ireland's participation in peacekeeping or peace enforcement measures continues to be a viable policy. [10011/03]
Vol. 565 No. 1
63 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the triple lock on Ireland's participation in peacekeeping or peace enforcement measures continues to be a viable policy. [10011/03]
148 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland in relation to the European Union peacekeeping missions where a country such as China can veto the UN mandate on the basis of such missions being in a country that recognises Taiwan. [8817/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 148 together.
Ireland fully supports the ongoing development of European Union peacekeeping and crisis management capabilities in the context of European security and defence policy that has derived from the Amsterdam Treaty and the conclusions of successive European Councils. As the Government has consistently made clear, including during the recent Nice treaty referenda campaigns, Ireland will take its own sovereign decision on whether Irish military personnel should participate in any humanitarian or crisis management tasks undertaken by the EU, based on the triple lock of United Nations authorisation, Government decision and Dáil approval.