Results 101-120 of 46,692 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: That is what we are proposing-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: No, it is not.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: It did not cover it in-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: It is absolutely dishonest to suggest that.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt anyone. A little courtesy and parliamentary decorum is called for from Deputy Murphy from time to time.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: 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...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: They will identify the United States all of the time. That is fine. I do not believe US foreign policy is correct in all areas, but I recognise the huge Irish-American diaspora. I do not believe in boycotting Hewlett-Packard or Intel. The Deputies opposite would cause the loss of thousands of jobs in this country, if their reckless policies were pursued. I do not believe in doing that....
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----or definition of neutrality-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am talking about a general debate. We know what happens-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----in referendums and so on. Third, in the view of the Government, the motion fails to adequately reflect the reality of the situation in terms of the use of Shannon Airport. I know this is a hardy perennial for the Deputies opposite, but as the Government has repeatedly set out, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance. This...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Let me reiterate once again that there are no transports of weaponry via Shannon or any other Irish airport to Israel, nor are the US troops transiting Shannon going to Israel or any other active conflict. In short, from a Government perspective, the motion as presented is ill-conceived, partisan and inherently problematic. It fails to demonstrate an understanding of what the policy of...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Last year's consultative forum was a very important forum. What was striking were the attempts of the Deputies opposite to stop it from ever happening. That fundamentally undermined democracy itself. There is already strong intolerance of democracy from the Deputies opposite. It is their way or the highway. Ireland's position on the Middle East over the past three decades and more has...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: That is the truth.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: It has always puzzled me why Sinn Féin's-----
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----social media platforms were never used extensively to promote its ideas around Palestine. Those are the realities.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin's main focus in the United States is fundraising not raising issues around foreign policy.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: That is the reality. That is a fact.
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: We are militarily neutral as a country. We are not politically neutral. We will stand for human rights, freedom, democracy, and the rules-based international order. This approach suffuses everything we do, whether it relates to the conflict in Gaza or the invasion of Ukraine. Our international engagement is also underpinned by a significant investment in our security and defence...
- Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am grateful for the opportunity to talk about the current state of the world, Ireland's place in the world and our country's policy of military neutrality. Given the language used in the motion, it is useful to begin with an examination of what we mean when we talk about military neutrality. Simply put, our policy of military neutrality, as practised by successive Governments, means...