8.— Section 2 of the Act of 1960 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by substituting “subsections (2) and (3)” for “subsection (2)”, and

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (2):

“(3) A contingent or member of the Permanent Defence Force may, with the prior approval of and on the authority of the Government, be despatched for service outside the State as part of a force to be assembled or embarked before being deployed as part of a particular International United Nations Force if, but only if, the contingent or member is not so deployed until a resolution under subsection (1) of this section has been passed by Dáil Éireann approving of their despatch for such service.”.