爱尔兰议员周三投票决定取消向海外部署军事维和人员前必须获得联合国批准的要求，以79票对71票通过了这项有争议的立法。反对派议员警告，此举威胁到爱尔兰长期奉行的军事中立政策。爱尔兰不是北约成员国，但传统上参与国际维和任务。
Irish lawmakers voted Wednesday to scrap a requirement for UN approval before deploying military peacekeepers overseas, approving the controversial legislation by 79 votes to 71. Opposition lawmakers warned the move threatened Ireland’s longstanding military neutrality. Ireland is not a NATO member but has traditionally participated in international peacekeeping missions.
爱尔兰议员周三投票支持这项有争议的立法，取消了一项机制，该机制阻止在未获得联合国“绿灯”的情况下向海外部署爱尔兰军事维和人员。
Irish lawmakers voted Wednesday in favour of controversial legislation to scrap a mechanism preventing the overseas deployment of Irish military peacekeepers without a green light from the United Nations.
爱尔兰议会下院“达尔”以79票对71票通过了该法案，尽管反对派警告此举威胁到该国长期奉行的军事中立政策。
The Dail, Ireland's lower house of parliament, approved the bill by 79 votes to 71, despite opposition warnings that the move threatens the country's longstanding military neutrality.
爱尔兰不是北约成员国，但其仅有8000多名人员的小规模国防军传统上从事国际维和行动。
Ireland is not a NATO member, but its small defence force of just over 8,000 personnel has traditionally engaged in international peacekeeping operations.
目前，在派遣超过12名爱尔兰国防军成员执行任何海外任务前，必须完成三个步骤——被称为“三重锁”。
Currently three steps -- dubbed a "triple lock" -- have to be taken before more than 12 members of the Irish defence forces can be sent abroad on any mission.
第一、二步是政府和议会的“绿灯”，第三步——联合国批准——现在将被取消。
The first and second steps are green lights from the government and parliament, with the third step -- UN approval -- now set to be scrapped.
政府辩称，爱尔兰应该能够在不等待联合国安理会批准的情况下应对危机。
The government argues that Ireland should be able to respond to crises without waiting for approval from the UN Security Council.
政府越来越担心安理会五个常任理事国——中国、法国、俄罗斯、英国和美国——拥有的实际上的一票否决权。
It has become increasingly concerned about the effective veto given to the council's five permanent members -- China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States.
总理（Taoiseach）米霍尔·马丁周三在议会表示：“联合国安理会不再发挥作用；它陷入瘫痪。”
"The UN Security Council is no longer functional; it's paralysed," taoiseach (prime minister) Micheal Martin told parliament Wednesday.
马丁表示，这一变革旨在维护爱尔兰的维和传统，而非破坏其中立政策。
Martin said the change was intended to preserve Ireland's tradition of peacekeeping, rather than undermine its neutrality.
他说：“我们非常擅长维和，特别擅长……我们只想继续做这件事。”
"We're very good at the peacekeeping, particularly good at it ... that's all we want to continue," he said.
根据拟议的立法，无需议会批准即可部署的士兵人数也将从12人增加到50人。但反对党认为，“三重锁”机制是爱尔兰军事中立的基石之一。
Under the proposed legislation, the number of soldiers that could be deployed without parliamentary approval would also increase from 12 to 50. But the triple lock is seen by opposition parties as one of the foundations of Irish military neutrality.
新芬党领袖玛丽·卢·麦克唐纳指责政府拆除关键保障措施，为更紧密地与北约进行军事对接敞开大门。
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the government of dismantling vital safeguards and opening the door to closer military alignment with NATO.
她说：“取消‘三重锁’为爱尔兰被卷入欧盟军事架构、危险联盟以及进一步与北约对接敞开了大门。”
"Scrapping the triple lock opens the door to Ireland being dragged into EU military structures, dangerous alliances and further alignment with NATO," she said.
麦克唐纳要求就这些变更举行公投，警告称如果在未经公众同意的情况下推进，将构成“深刻的背叛”。
McDonald demanded a referendum on the changes, warning that proceeding without public consent would be a "profound betrayal".