Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I make no apology for supporting the Defence Forces overseas operations. The simplistic claptrap we heard from Deputy Lisa Chambers is a disgrace. It is obvious that she has not listened in this Chamber or in the committee to anything I or others have said. I know of nobody in this Dáil who wants the Defence Forces to run on a shoestring budget. Nobody in this Chamber wants Irish soldiers to be sent overseas without proper protection or equipment. Deputy Lisa Chambers should remember her own party's history, as it was responsible for sending soldiers overseas unprepared and ill equipped. What we have argued for in this Chamber is that the Defence Forces should be properly paid.

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