Dáil debates
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
12:40 pm
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
I will ask about our airspace. We have all seen the barbaric and heartbreaking scenes coming from Gaza and Lebanon, where hospitals are burning, schools are razed to the ground and children are buried alive under the rubble. The Ditch has reported on at least nine flights carrying weapons of slaughter travelling through Irish airspace. It should not be up to small news websites to monitor Irish airspace. That is the Tánaiste's job and the job of the Government. By turning a blind eye, they are allowing our neutrality to be trampled on. Ireland should not be facilitating the transport of weapons that are then being used to commit war crimes. What action is the Government taking to ensure that our airspace is not being used in this way?
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