Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for outlining the steps. We will hear more from the Taoiseach later. For the benefit of the House, the key concern for those families is getting out. Now that martial law has been declared, that is going to be very difficult for the men. I think in particular of prominent anti-Russian and anti-Putin journalists, who have spoken out so bravely in recent months and years in defence of democracy and against imperialist aggression. Those people are identifiable and they are in Ukraine. It is incredibly difficult for their families to think about that. It is so important to identify it. There have been reports of cyberattacks on car insurance companies. They would know who anyone is, what their car looks like and what the registration number is. We have seen reports from across Europe. We know the work that is going on. The key thing is about getting out in the first instance. The additional sanctions are welcome. I have run out of time. We know that so much has moved already and they need to be very effective.

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