Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

The point is we have not been able to obtain accurate information on this issue. That these hugely expensive aircraft that landed on our shores 630 times during the past 12 months were not engaged in military activity is, to be honest, laughable. The former Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Deputy Alan Shatter, challenged us to produce evidence that they were carrying arms. The onus is not on us to do so.

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