Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is specifically in regard to America because international law has gone out the window with the election of President Trump. Prior to that there were also the most serious breaches under the previous regime. The Minister is telling me that he is relying on reassurances. The lack of evidence has been raised in various court cases and those brave people who protest on a regular basis have been told to go and collect evidence. The word "protest" is wrong; rather they highlight and raise awareness about what is happening down in Shannon.

More than 3 million American troops have gone through Shannon based on reassurances from them that they are carrying no arms. They are going through Shannon to refuel in order to wage war in countries that are innumerable at this point and the loss of life is appalling. We have a duty to live up to our neutrality and the Minister is simply not doing that and neither is the Government.

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