Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This question is on the position of the Russian ambassador. Many people ask me what the point is of having a Russian ambassador put there by a dictator who will effectively just do what he is told to do. There is an argument that he should have been expelled when Russia invaded Ukraine. What is the use, if any, of having the ambassador still in situ?

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