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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Product Labelling (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position regarding the introduction of alcohol labelling under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, in light of his recent comments citing halting the introduction of labelling as a potential measure for business in response to tariffs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33468/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Product Labelling (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: What is the position of the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the introduction of alcohol labelling under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018? I ask this question in light of recent comments citing the potential halting of the introduction of this labelling as a potential measure for businesses in response to tariffs.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Yes.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: That is not true.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses for attending. We have talked about the need for clarity in this area. Deputy Callaghan has spoken about the fact that, when there is confusion out there, the debate is hard to achieve. One of the things I find people are confused about is that the Government, the Department a couple of weeks ago in the committee and now the witnesses here today all hold the position...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Do the witnesses agree that the triple lock is about multilateralism and enshrining multilateralism in some way into our troop deployment? Do they see that connection?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Mr. Power does not.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I appreciate that, that we have ideological differences on what the triple lock does, and essentially different policy positions-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----but does Mr. Power see a connection between the triple lock and multilateralism even? Does he concede that?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Mr. Power does not. Does Dr. Burke?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I am not asking that question.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: That is not the question I am asking.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: So, Dr. Burke does not see that it in any way supports multilateralism? He sees the opposite.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Does Dr. Burke agree that multilateralism strengthens neutrality, no matter what the interpretation of neutrality?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is an active policy position. Mr. Power does not see that multilateralism is a way of strengthening neutrality in Ireland?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: That is what I am trying to get to the bottom of, in fairness.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: When we talk to people they say that neutrality is important to them. We know it is important to the Irish people. We know that poll after poll tells us that. Yet, it is so confusing for people when they continuously hear from the Government, the Department and now the witnesses that there is no connection between this legislation, the triple lock, and even neutrality itself, even though...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----we were told this would help to protect our neutrality at a time we were being pulled into greater and stronger European Union membership.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I have a couple of other questions, so I want to leave it there.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: You are holding the position that multilateralism and neutrality are not connected and that the triple lock and multilateralism are not connected either.