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

First, I will refer to the training so far provided to the Ukrainians. By the way, military neutrality means non-alignment with a military alliance. Ireland is not militarily aligned. That is how our neutrality has been defined for decades. We are not a member of NATO. We have no intention of becoming a member of NATO. We have no plans to become a member of NATO. We are signatories to the United Nations charter. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a flagrant violation of that charter in respect of the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine. I hope Deputy Bríd Smith accepts that.

The two modules we have provided so far were medical combat and demining. There is a further one on basic drilling. We instruct our people in terms of giving basic drilling. It is not any precision sniper training or anything like that. It is just basic training of people who are defending their country against attack. The biggest issue facing Ukraine right now and the people of Ukraine is Russia's decision, which will probably intensify over the winter period, to tackle civilian infrastructure, residential energy supplies and suchlike.

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