Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am dealing with the questions one by one. It is not all about the Deputy. There are other Deputies in the House and I am answering their questions. I wanted to make that point.

Deputy Barry raised the cancellation of debt. Again, the European Union has been and will continue to be the biggest donor to Ukraine. I have no doubt that in the aftermath of this war, it will be Europe and other like-minded states that will have to come to the rescue. Already we decided at the Council of Europe meeting to set up a Ukraine fund for current funding and capital reconstruction of Ukraine in the aftermath of the war. That is the esprit de corpsof the Council of Europe and the European Union. I note the intention of the Deputy's questions is to create another negative assertion on the motivations of the European Union. It is quite frustrating to watch the trend and patterns of how the debate goes and how people endeavour to swing it.

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