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

We are doing everything we possibly can to make sure that the sanctions have effect and that assets that are meant to be are frozen. That is happening in terms of the sanctions we have already introduced. President Zelenskyy was very clear in stating that more needing to be done, certainly in the context of sanctions. The big debate has been on oil, gas and coal. We in Ireland have been very strongly of the view that the sanctions should include oil and coal. We believe there is a need for engagement with those countries that are very dependent on the gas front. It is easier for us to call for that, to be fair, than perhaps some of the countries that would be extraordinarily impacted by a sudden ban on that. It does, however, create a moral dilemma to the effect that the revenues from those fuels are going into Putin's war machine.

We must also take into account the European Union membership application submitted by Ukraine. In the context of diplomatic sanctions, we have taken significant measures already. We hold no-----

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