Cabinet set to dismantle triple lock as it amends laws over deploying Irish troops

Irish troops on parade at Camp Shamrock near the Lebanon-Israel border. File picture

The Government will be required to undertake annual expert reviews of new laws which change how Ireland deploys troops abroad.

Ministers are expected to approve a series of amendments to new laws which would  dismantle Ireland’s triple lock system for deploying soldiers abroad, by removing the need for a UN mandate for peacekeeping missions.