Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Allows Minister for Defence to delegate operational control of Defence Forces contingents in international missions to foreign Force Commanders, with written conditions and safeguards.
• Removes legal references to enlisting minors under 18 and repeals discharge provisions for underage soldiers, aligning law with child protection obligations.
• Enables re-enlistment of qualified former Defence Forces members for specific skilled positions without standard service requirements.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 32nd Dáil

   10 Jan 2020
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   8 Sep 2020
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Sep 2020
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jun 2021
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jun 2021
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   30 Jun 2021
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   28 Sep 2021
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   20 Oct 2021
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   3 Nov 2021
10. Enacted

    9 Nov 2021

Debates

• Report and Final Stages 3 Nov 2021 ↗
• Committee Stage 20 Oct 2021 ↗
• Second Stage 28 Sep 2021 ↗
• Report and Final Stages 30 Jun 2021 ↗
• Second Stage (Resumed) 23 Sep 2020 ↗
• Second Stage (Resumed) 15 Sep 2020 ↗
• Second Stage (Resumed) 9 Sep 2020 ↗
• Order for Second Stage 8 Sep 2020 ↗

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