Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all such moves. They are all heading in the right direction but the question is whether enough is being done. The question of using the revenue generated rather than realising the full value of assets is something that needs to be revisited. The EU also needs to co-ordinate with other world leaders in terms of a response to this. This is one of the most horrendous conflicts in human history, not to mention our lifetime. Of course, psychopathic leaders like Vladimir Putin will stop at nothing. It is always someone else's children who are sent over the front line. When we have people like that, there has to be a robust response from the civilised and democratic world. As a country, we must continue to provide any assistance we can to Ukraine. We need to be leaders in that regard to assist the people who are suffering in that country at the moment. There are many people suffering in Russia as well, who do not want to have any part in this war. There are hundreds of thousands of people affected in Russia, who do not want their children or their soldiers over there. We need to continue with our efforts on every front.

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