Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Fianna Fáil supports the Bill and the amendment, which gives a definition of a nuclear weapon or other explosive device in the context of the Bill. Fianna Fáil is very supportive of the Bill generally. The treaty enables Ireland to become a state party to the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It prohibits participation in a range of activities relating to the transfer, development and use of nuclear weapons. Ireland has a great record on this issue. Nuclear weapons continue to pose a major threat to us all. Recent events do not give us much cause for hope, particularly the US Administration's recent decision to cease the long-standing Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, INF, Treaty with Russia, the US Administration's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and the breaching by Iran of the nuclear deal and the limit on uranium stockpiles. These are all causes for concern. I hope that the Bill, now in its final stages, has a very speedy passage through the Houses and is enacted as soon as possible.

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