Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

The latest in the undermining of what is left of neutrality and participation in a process of European militarisation is reported today, with Ireland backing a plan for EU member states to team up to purchase jointly military equipment. That comes on top of the revelation that Ireland participated in person at two meetings happening at NATO headquarters in Brussels over the last couple of months and one meeting at NATO allied air command at the Rammstein air base in Germany. It also comes just before participation in a military training exercise for Ukrainian troops. According to the press statement, the aim of the mission is to contribute to enhancing the military capability of Ukraine's armed forces. It is clearly a full spectrum. Will there be a vote in the Dáil?

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