Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ireland is uniquely placed, given we have the track record of CAB, to do this on a European-wide basis.

We have spoken about the sanctions and the response since 24 February 2022. Obviously, this has been reactive. Is much reflection under way on how we got to this situation? Is there much reflection on the fact that in 2014 we made a great deal of noise but did not take any action in respect of events in the Donbas and in Georgia? I will not say there was acquiescence, but there was a kind of approach that it will be all right on the night in respect of managing Russia and Vladimir Putin’s ambitions. That kind of lax approach has ended up with us being where we are now. Is any kind of reflection ongoing concerning how we got to this point and what is going to change to ensure we do not arrive at this kind of situation again?