Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 June 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois, Independent)
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Does Mr. Noonan agree that by being, for want of a better word, a patsy and going along with what the bigger powers want, we will lose respect internationally instead of standing as a neutral state and maintaining the level of respect we have gained? It is a "Yes" or "No" answer.