Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach will accept that across Europe and the European Union, there is movement in the direction of security and defence co-operation. We have seen that Ursula von der Leyen is very concerned about making sure there is an EU-wide military-industrial complex. That is the only way I can put it. We have seen how destabilised the world is, right across Africa and the Middle East. While that involves the Russians and Chinese, it also involves the Americans, the European powers and, strangely enough, the Brits. I fail to see how further integration into their plans and a move away from where the Irish people stand on neutrality are going to bring us to a better place. We need to maintain our protection of our neutrality and independence, as has been shown with regard to the Palestinian issue. Is there any information regarding a timeline for the recognition of the state of Palestine? I would also like to see further movement on the divestment of State money from illegal settlements.

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