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

On Deputy Boyd Barrett's question, it has to be said that no one has done more than the EU and Ireland to support Palestine through the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, UNRRA, and a whole range of humanitarian supports. That is rarely said.

I dealt with the issue of the triple lock. It is not in the programme for Government to remove the triple lock. I do not believe in removing it. I believe we should have a citizens' assembly to discuss all these issues in a more informed way, which I have said. I understand the rationale put forward by the Minister, Deputy Coveney, in light of the Russian invasion and Russia's behaviour. It is now a problem that Russia is such a significant member of the Security Council. That the likes of Russia can veto any Security Council proposal, such as the one Ireland put forward on climate and security, is very retrograde. There is a problem there. We cannot put our heads on the sand.

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