Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Were a boat to land in west Cork and were the Garda to suspect there were drugs on board, would gardaí ask the person who owns it whether he had drugs on the boat or might they search it to ascertain for themselves whether there were drugs on board? The same point applies to the aeroplanes. One will not know whether the law is being upheld and whether America is doing what it states it is doing unless one takes a look.

Will the Government consider holding a referendum to enshrine neutrality in the Constitution? A recent Red C poll commissioned by the Peace and Neutrality Alliance last year shows overwhelming public support for neutrality, standing at 78%. Moreover, that figure rises to 85% for young people under the age of 34. The Government surely can agree that Ireland could demonstrate its commitment to neutrality by acceding to Chapter V of the Hague Convention of 1907. Members have discussed this matter a number of times but will the Government consider enshrining the aforementioned Hague Convention in order that Ireland is a signed-up member thereof? This would do away with a lot of the confusion. Ireland either will be a neutral country that takes a neutral position or it will not and will take sides. Sadly, it appears very much as though Ireland is taking sides.

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