Cathal Berry (Kildare South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We have a responsibility to protect civilians and it is primarily cities that have been targeted. I will finish on the point that there is a perception in Ireland that we are doing Ukraine a favour by taking in all of these people. To an extent, we are but it could also be argued quite convincingly that Ukraine is doing us a favour by keeping the Russian army at bay. We know what the alternative is. If Russia wins, the Baltic states are next, followed by Moldova. I will just make that point.