Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I come at this issue from a different angle to Deputy Boyd Barrett but, in fairness to him, this matter has been on the agenda for over ten years due to the ambiguous type of neutrality adopted by Ireland. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, would do this country a great service if he opened a debate on Irish neutrality, given the sham neutrality that has operated here. Successive Ministers have lacked the political and moral courage to have such a debate.

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