Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I wrote to the Minister for Transport on Wednesday, 8 November, asking for members of the Opposition to be briefed on the detail of the exemptions being granted under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order. Over two weeks later, having not received even an acknowledgment from the Minister, I put down a parliamentary question to see if it would get him moving on this urgent manner. The question was answered on 22 November but the response did not answer the question, only promising an answer within ten days. That deadline has now passed too. It has now been four weeks and the Minister cannot answer a simple question as to whether he will brief Members on the flow of weapons through our territory. It is apparent that no inspections are being carried out. As we watch Israel raze Gaza to the ground and indiscriminately murder civilians and journalists using US-sponsored weapons, it is pathetic that the Minister cannot see fit to brief Members. Does the Taoiseach believe this is good enough?

See this speech in context