Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Déarfaidh mé cúpla focal. Táim an-sásta, i dteannta le mo chomrádaí, an Teachta Aengus Ó Snodaigh, an Bille seo a chur os comhair na Dála.

As Deputy Ó Snodaigh said, this Bill is similar to the one I introduced in the Thirty-first Dáil in that it seeks to amend the Constitution to ensure Ireland will not and could not aid foreign powers in any way in preparation for a war save with the full assent of the Dáil. The Bill also affirms that Ireland is a neutral State and that the State would have a policy of non-membership of military alliances. The continued use of Shannon Airport for foreign military to facilitate their ongoing wars, coupled with the increased militarisation of EU and this State's deeper integration into the EU's military system, the so-called battle groups, the European Defence Agency and Partnership for Peace, which is a misnomer, ensures the Bill is timely in its inception. I urge the Government, all parties and individuals in the Dáil to support this Bill when it comes before us for debate and to stop the decline and the undermining of Irish neutrality.

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