The Defence Minister says the Triple Lock is broken.
The Dáil is debating lifting the UN oversight of the placement of Irish troops on missions abroad.
It’s been described as a betrayal of Irish neutrality by the opposition.
But Defence Minister Helen McEntee disagrees……………
However, Donegal TD Padraig MacLochlainn says the Triple Lock is the result of a solemn promise made to the Irish people in order to ensure support for the second Lisbon Treaty referendum, and that’s why it needs to go to a referendum…………….
