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Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: This was an unprovoked war by Russia on Ukraine that nobody wanted. Many countries that are members of NATO spoke to Putin and asked him to stop and not to do it, including President Macron and Chancellor Scholz. I do not know why the Deputies are so anti-Ukraine but they are anti-Ukraine. It is very clear-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am answering. This is how I am answering the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am answering the question, if the Deputy would leave me, but he does not like what I am saying. The Deputy boycotted the one minute silence on the Holodomor.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputies opposite deliberately boycotted that event today-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----and I will say that in respect of the allegations the Deputy has made, this country is not a member of NATO.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am answering the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: We have never participated in any military campaign with NATO-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I was not up in Kilworth eavesdropping on what they were doing but I was in Lebanon.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Who were we with in Lebanon? Ireland was with the Polish army.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: We were peacekeeping with Poland and we engage in peacekeeping with other countries that are members of the United Nations. There has to be interoperability.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I presume that any work we do with other troops is interoperability in respect of peacekeeping missions-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----that the Irish Army is engaged in. The Deputy is asserting a complete untruth. Every time it comes to Ukraine, every other Deputy in this House today-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Every other Deputy in this House, including Deputy Crowe, and I will deal with Deputy Crowe's issue-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will. Deputy Crowe put down a question as well, which is in stark contrast-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Every time there is a debate on Ukraine-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Every time there is a debate on Ukraine-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: My apologies.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Every time there is a question on Ukraine, and especially to do with refugees and humanitarian issues, the three Deputies opposite bring it back to NATO and the Russian argument. It is the same argument used by Russia last week, when it named a lot of Irish politicians on their list.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: You guys are acting like puppets for Putin's regime.