Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have another question on the same matter. There is a sense in the country at large that we look to the UN above and beyond every other international agency as the first port of call in terms of solving international conflicts. I seek reassurance in the context of an improvement in EU-UN relations that other agencies are not beginning to challenge the UN on the basis that it has in some way failed to fulfil its responsibilities. Are we getting close to NATO in a way that might not have been the case previously? There is a view that this is the case. It would be helpful to hear the view of the witnesses.