Dáil debates
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
2:35 pm
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
This is what the Taoiseach told the Dáil when he was in opposition:
Earlier this year, the Minister for Defence signalled that he would try to water down Ireland's commitment to the triple lock, which is at the core of our neutrality. He presented the idea it was contradictory and that we were giving unsavoury countries a veto over our actions. This argument has been behind the efforts of a wing of Fine Gael to erode neutrality over the years.
This is what the Taoiseach said. I could not put it better myself. He went on to say:
My party and I completely reject this. The United Nations is not working as it should [be] but we must not abandon it as an essential part of the international system.
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