爱尔兰部长主张提议改变部队部署不会损害军事中立。 Irish minister claims proposed changes to troop deployment won't harm military neutrality.

爱尔兰国务大臣Neale Richmond声称,拟议修改爱尔兰部队部署的三重锁定机制不会影响该国的军事中立性。 Ireland's Minister of State Neale Richmond asserts that proposed changes to Ireland's triple lock mechanism for troop deployment won't affect the country's military neutrality. 批评者宣称这些变化破坏了爱尔兰的中立传统, 但里士满认为这些变化将允许更多人参与维和任务, Critics claim the changes undermine Ireland's neutrality tradition, but Richmond argues they will allow for greater participation in peacekeeping missions, calling the current system "archaic." 他反对就变革问题举行全民公投。 He opposes a national referendum on the changes.