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

We can all guess where the Commission is going. We have all seen the conversations in the public domain regarding joint security and defence from a European point of view and even beyond that. We have heard Ursula von der Leyen and others talking about the European weapons industry. There is huge fear out there. The Irish people are still very much wedded to the whole idea of neutrality. As much as we know this is a tech hub and we are aware of the importance of the tech and IT sectors, I do not think anyone would be in any way supportive of anything that would lead to parts - though some parts may be absolutely necessary - of weapons of war being provided through or by Ireland, or by companies that have a footprint in Ireland. When this happens, what can we do from a point of view on ensuring Ireland's position? It is all well and good having those checks that are happening, whether we are talking about enterprise and others if others are engaging from a point of view of research that allows for the development of parts of these weapons of war.