Tánaiste to bring legislation to amend triple lock 

Currently, the triple lock mechanism only allows deployment of 12 or more troops where there is a UN mandate either from the Security Council or General Assembly, Government approval, and a Dáil resolution.

The Government is to take the first step in dismantling Ireland's triple lock system that governs the deployment of peacekeepers abroad.

Tánaiste Simon Harris is to bring forward draft legislation to cabinet this week to amend the triple lock, which would mean the UN Security Council would no longer have a role in sanctioning members of the Defence Forces to take part in overseas peacekeeping missions.