Dáil debates
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
12:47 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I will have to check with the Tánaiste before informing the Deputy of the exact up-to-date position. This is something that is in development and under discussion at the moment. We are already a part of the European Peace Facility. We already contribute to it and that money is used to help Ukraine in the war effort but we have said specifically that we will not allow our contribution to be used for offensive weapons. We are happy to contribute to the fund when it comes to medical equipment, armour, rations and defensive equipment but we believe it would be a breach of our policy of neutrality and non-alignment if that money were to be used for offensive weapons. Perhaps to some people that is Jesuitical or is an Irish solution to an Irish problem but that is the position we are maintaining and from which we will not depart.
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