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

Why does the Minister not put more money into that aspect? Why would he not think about selling off Baldonnel Aerodrome and giving it to his friends in Ryanair? He could locate the Army and the Air Corps in Shannon Airport and perhaps ask the Americans if they would like to leave. There is no imagination. The White Paper does not put Ireland centre stage in terms of our defence policy. In fact, it tries to move us even further away from neutrality, against the wishes of the population.

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