Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Has anybody put forward the thesis that Ireland is not a neutral country? We are not a neutral country. We are militarily non-aligned, which is vastly different from being neutral. If we were a neutral country we should probably be spending around 10% of our gross domestic product, GDP, on armaments alone to keep our country safe and neutral. We are militarily non-aligned. The constant claim regarding our neutrality is beginning to wear on me. There has never been a law passed on neutrality. There is nothing on the Statute Book on neutrality. We are simply militarily non-aligned. Has anybody raised that issue?