Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I want to reiterate something I said in this House last week. While I welcome the general thrust of the Government's approach to this issue, it would be good if we did not just wait for the EU line on these issues. It is important we give strong moral leadership as a small country that has been known to do that in the past and is recognised and respected for its neutrality. Other, larger countries have moved more quickly to make their positions on the matter clear and I would like to see Ireland taking a lead and not just waiting for the EU line.