Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

We echo the call for a debate on the European migrant pact, obviously for different reasons. We do think we have to have the debate. The issue I want to raise is the question of the use of Shannon Airport by the US military. I was there on Sunday at a protest. There is great concern in the country about the escalating and increased use of Shannon Airport by US military flights. As the situation in the Middle East becomes more precarious with the possibility of an outright war, it will mean the increased use of one of our key airports in that war. We still do not know whether weapons hardware is carried on the planes because the State does not carry out inspections. We need a debate on this issue.

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