Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

He should have the courage of his convictions to argue for what he favours. Instead, we had a very dishonest presentation of what he is trying to do. We have had a dishonest presentation for the last two years. People out there, anyone who is watching this debate and who listened to that speech, would have the impression that the Government is committed to defending neutrality. The Tánaiste said that "modification of the triple lock does not impact in any way on our policy of military neutrality". In fact, he went even further and said the Government would enshrine it, make it better and reinforce our ability to pursue an independent foreign policy.

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