John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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-----what is presented in front of us here today with the broader outlook and the broader moves by the European project for a European army, and the jettison of our military neutrality.

The Minister might speak on those broader views within the EU in terms of what I believe PESCO is being used towards. Many would say it is a Trojan horse to develop an EU army. It is impossible not to look at the further cosying up to NATO. It comes at a time when NATO was here in Ireland overseeing a training exercise by one of our artillery regiments in Cork. It is hard not to ask what the bigger picture is.

I will leave it at that. The Minister might touch on some of those major concerns. They are not just my concerns but they are felt by those who hold dear our position of military neutrality and are concerned about what all this is designed to advance.