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

The Deputy hates when the truth is told.

In reality, the Government's proposed modification of the triple lock does not impact in any way on our policy of military neutrality. In fact, the proposed changes will serve to reinforce Ireland’s ability to pursue an independent foreign policy, by removing the power of UN Security Council permanent members to veto our national sovereign decisions. It will mean that Ireland, which is militarily neutral, will no longer need to seek the permission of Russia, China, Britain, France or the United States to pursue our own sovereign, independent, militarily neutral interest or to participate in peacekeeping missions.

To Deputy Smith's point, we are simply saying we will amend the triple lock so we do not depend on empires. She spoke at length about empires, yet she wants them to have a restriction, through the Security Council veto, on the peacekeeping that Ireland could participate in in future. There is no logic to her position. In her world of empires, she still wants those very same empires to have a veto on whether Ireland participates in peacekeeping or not. I make no apologies for singling out Russia in particular, as its behaviour is singularly shocking. The Deputies do not have the same emphasis on Russia. They do not have weekly marches against Russia, although they will do the occasional formulaic protest outside its embassy-----

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