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- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: The Minister of State was obviously in the House when I spoke earlier but chose to ignore what I said. He spoke of hypocrisy but his hypocrisy has been shown and thrown open today. I will repeat what I said. I made absolutely clear that I opposed both imperialist powers that seek to divide the world into their respective spheres of influence. I said I openly opposed the US empire and...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: I moved the motion and I want the accusation that we are puppets of Putin to be withdrawn. Withdraw it now.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: You said the backer of the motion. I am no puppet of Putin.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: Withdraw that accusation.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: On a point of order-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: The Minister of State must withdraw that remark.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: That is not a withdrawal.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: We are the Opposition. All of us who spoke this morning are liable to that accusation. The Minister of State has breached the order and he will not remove what he said. The order states that a Member shall not say that another Member is taking orders and instructions from outside the interests of the State.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: We find ourselves in the same position as the Healy-Raes in demanding that you withdraw an accusation that we are Putin's puppets.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: If you do not do it now-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: Excuse me.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: It is a big insult.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: I would never say anything like that to Deputy Healy-Rae.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: And Biden's behaviour is okay?
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: There are no inspections.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: Then you should be truthful in your manifesto and say you want to get rid of the triple lock.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: I am sorry; an Tánaiste is not here.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: The Minister of State will be here and will tell the Tánaiste what I have said. I am going to talk to him as if he was the Tánaiste, if that is okay.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: Deputy Fleming has the position of Tánaiste for five minutes.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin TD said in 2013 that the triple lock was at the core of our neutrality and described the attempt to undermine it as "an out-of-touch ideological obsession on the part of Fine Gael"; — Fianna Fáil's 2020 general election manifesto states that Ireland will "Fully maintain...