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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1986-05-22/3/
22 May 1986 -
I am happy to have participated in this debate, I will be voting against the amendment....It is sad when people decide to say they have no stand because they took a neutral stand....I hope it will be a fair debate right to the end and let the people decide.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2008-04-08/4/
8 Apr 2008 -
deal of persistence for as long as I can remember and has championed the cause of human rights and debate...What is happening with the election in Zimbabwe, which has being debated in this House on many occasions...To his credit, the Minister has played a leading part in representing western and neutral interests in
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-02-04/122/
4 Feb 2009 -
The question of applying the new CO 2 based motor tax system to all cars was subject to detailed debate...As was indicated in the debate, the rates under the CO 2 system were determined on a revenue neutral
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-01-27/15/
27 Jan 1999 -
, in fact, as neutral as many people believed....Despite our neutrality, Ireland has never been an isolationist country....We are engaged in a serious and wide ranging debate not only on Partnership for Peace but on how peace...There is a need for a full and informed debate on the implications of the security needs of the European...When that debate has run its course, the decision will then be appropriate, and initially at least, for
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-05-02/23/
2 May 2001 -
There is a complex matter in this regard which we may debate another day....One of the things which is very important in all of this is that we must have a debate about Ireland's...neutrality in fairness to those who have spoken about it and still believe in it....The debate on security has hardly begun....We should particularly respect the debate that will be very difficult within the applicant countries.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-12-07/8/
7 Dec 2017 -
The issue of permanent structured co-operation on security and defence, PESCO, was debated in the Dáil...Last night, I read on social media, following a debate which took place in the Dáil, that Ireland is...signing up to a European army and is throwing away its neutrality....I ask that the Government actually start to put out solid information so that people can actually debate...information and, second, that we invite the Minister or even the Taoiseach to come to the House to debate
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-04-29/17/
29 Apr 2008 -
It is a solemn declaration, which was an afterthought in the Nice treaty debate because of the rejection...Now is the time for the Irish people to call a halt to that drift and to allow a proper debate on the...I do not know how that squares up with neutrality....We must protect our neutrality....Therefore, the policy of Irish neutrality will be destroyed.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1993-07-01/8/
1 Jul 1993 -
I always try to look at the model of a neutral country but, unfortunately, I cannot find one....It is said that Switzerland is a neutral country....The other great example of neutrality given is Sweden....Ireland prides itself on its neutrality....When it was proposed to send Irish troops to the Belgian Congo there was a debate here and abroad on
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1991-11-29/3/
29 Nov 1991 -
Deputy Roche referred to Irish neutrality....I have always had some difficulty about Irish neutrality and what it really means....Their neutrality was a kind of Asian or African neutrality that was alien to our so called neutrality...Our neutrality had more to do with our relationship with Britain than any world view of neutrality and...a new Treaty at Maastricht, as far as this country is concerned, has rightly dominated much of this debate
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2006-06-27/6/
27 Jun 2006 -
When I spoke in this House three years ago, it was in the context of a debate on Ireland's much-discussed...neutrality....I maintained then, and still do, that "neutrality" is probably the second most abused or misused word...I also know that our neutral status is welcomed by host countries....The term "battle groups" was mentioned during this debate.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1986-12-17/4/
17 Dec 1986 -
Some Senators expressed anxiety about neutrality and have been concerned that our neutrality is somehow...A number of Senators said the Act would have adverse implications for our neutrality....It has been explained again and again in the course of this debate, outside the Oireachas, on Second...There is absolutely no threat whatsoever to our neutrality....I thank the Senators who have contributed to the debate.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Foreign Affairs And Trade
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade/2014-01-15/2/
15 Jan 2014 -
I would love to see a debate on neutrality in the modern context. As Mr....Dorr pointed out, neutrality does not mean the same thing it did in 1939....Some refer to Ireland's neutrality as the traditional position, but there was no traditional position...should be given to a means of trying to ensure whether it is sufficient for a country in Europe to be neutral...and to state in the event of an outbreak of hostilities that it will remain neutral and will not get
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-19/31/
19 Jun 2002 -
importance of assurances that the Nice treaty did not imply a departure from our traditional policy of neutrality...However, there are very strict procedures which must be observed for this debate. Mr....any reasonable doubt, that the Treaty of Nice poses no threat to our traditional policy of military neutrality...or ratify any future treaty which would involve a departure from our traditional policy of military neutrality..., Finland and Austria, which are every bit as attached to their policy of non-alignment or military neutrality
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-04-03/37/
3 Apr 1963 -
This policy of neutrality, we were told by Fianna Fáil who had invented it, never existed; it was contrary...People wondered whether non-alignment had now disappeared with this condemnation of neutrality....It seemed to indicate the burial of neutrality....it mean we shall hear again the old speeches we used to hear that as between East and West we are neutral...If so, let that be stated clearly at the conclusion of this debate as being the policy of the Government
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-04-23/3/
23 Apr 1987 -
The shifting sands of Irish neutrality have prescribed many different forms of neutrality to which we...It was not just a military neutrality, it was a neutrality of a political and a military nature....neutrality....That is not what this debate is about....We should not simply debate foreign policy matters on a fire brigade basis.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-08/11/
8 Mar 2017 -
It is important to remember that the British Government is not a neutral party in the talks that started...However, Brexit was a fundamental part of the debate and it shaped how people voted....Irish neutrality was further eroded at this meeting and there does not appear to have been a whimper...There are reports that there was a lengthy debate about whether the head of the new EU military headquarters...That seems to have been the height of the debate, and the Government wonders why people are increasingly
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1999-11-16/5/
16 Nov 1999 -
There is no conflict whatsoever between participation in PfP and our policy of military neutrality....PfP has no implications for neutrality or sovereignty....These are some of the misconceptions which we have sought to address in the course of the recent public debate...Our initial discussion, therefore, was on developing and informing the public debate....In light of these efforts I cannot accept the suggestion that the public debate on PfP has been unsatisfactory
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-11-22/3/
22 Nov 2016 -
Today's business shall be No. 7, motion re Joint Committee on Public Petitions, to be taken without debate...; No. 8, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates, to be taken without debate; No. 9, motion...re referral of Supplementary Estimates to select committee, to be taken without debate, subject to leave...10, motion re Financial Resolution for Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016, to be taken without debate...Second Stage of No. 25, Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016, will be debated
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-05-02/23/
2 May 2001 -
It is a parliamentary device to encourage debate and, above all else, I am anxious that there be debate...However, this raises another interesting debate within the EU, the tension between those who wish to...Why does NATO refer to the Finns, Swedes, Irish and Austrians as the former neutrals?...Our neutrality has become a sham....It is part of the so-called neutral White Paper, which claims there will be no infringement of our neutral
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-09-10/4/
10 Sep 2002 -
They were welcomed as a true and honest reflection of the debate and how the people viewed the treaty...The author of the words was right to say it is an affront that we are here engaging in a so-called debate...While the Government may be embarrassed and ashamed of our neutrality, the people are not....Let us have a referendum on the issue of neutrality so as to avoid further ambiguity....It is essential that this debate also covers other issues such as the democratic deficit in the EU, the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-01-28/3/
28 Jan 1999 -
The Taoiseach I welcome this debate....Ireland, as a militarily neutral country has made a proud and constructive contribution to international...The defence debate has moved on....I am on record as saying in this House in a debate in 1996 that the case for Irish participation had...The current debate will allow the different parties in Dáil Éireann to formulate their positions and
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Debate: Joint Committee On European Union Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_european_union_affairs/2017-11-09/2/
9 Nov 2017 -
The Minister of State referred to the importance of having this debate now....I have never accepted the principle of neutrality....I do not think we are neutral on the question of European, Irish or western values....We are not neutral on these questions. We are non-aligned militarily....I am aware of the debate on PESCO at present.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1991-01-18/4/
18 Jan 1991 -
FitzGerald To raise the issue of neutrality in relation to our obligations under the United Nations...Neutrality involves non-participation in wars between states or groups of states and non-involvement...There are, of course, arguments for and against neutrality in these terms but these arguments are, by...obligations; indeed, we cannot be neutral in relation to them....debate to make these points clear to the House.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2011-06-08/7/
8 Jun 2011 -
I will not get into the endless debate on neutrality because we have always managed to be neutral, but...neutral on one side of the great political divide....I am glad we were on that side of the political divide and that we were able to remain neutral when the...difference to a small conflict on the international scale, but the Irish peace process stemmed from debate
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-06-30/39/
30 Jun 2015 -
Recently, a Member of the House put forward a neutrality Bill which we debated here....During the debate, a Member welcomed the fact that defence spending in Europe was decreasing....I mentioned neutrality, as did other speakers....The concept of active neutrality is a complete nonsense....Ireland should jettison any pretence of neutrality, as I have previously said in the House.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-10-14/4/
14 Oct 1999 -
membership of PfP and, thus, intervened directly in the political field only days before the issue was to be debated...Their interpretation of neutrality is opting out....There is a need for a debate on neutrality, a debate about how we can build upon it, strengthen it and...To develop and expand such a strategy would be positive neutrality in action, using the goodwill and...We will be returning to the defence of our neutrality again in this House and eventually in future referenda
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1984-02-01/10/
1 Feb 1984 -
misunderstanding of yesterday it is a tribute to my fellow Senators that they are prepared to have this motion debated...There is too much in it to be debated in the time available....That is why neutrality becomes important....Let us look at our neutrality....neutral.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-04-28/12/
28 Apr 1993 -
This committee could transform the debate on foreign policy matters very dramatically....institution, perhaps in one of our new or older universities, which could do for Irish international affairs debate...It occurs to me on occasion, especially in relation to the neutrality issue, that we have never really...addressed the substance of Ireland's historical policy on neutrality....Countless Irish people today speak in terms of neutrality as though it were handed down forever with
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-03-27/36/
27 Mar 2018 -
I note, however, that when it comes to debating the merits of the UK Government's response to the alleged...We have benefited greatly from that and earned respect around the world as a neutral country until recently...Ireland is a neutral country and it should stay that way....We have had many debates recently about our Army and peacekeepers and we have railed against certain...Deputy Boyd Barrett also makes the point that this fundamentally undermines our neutrality and that Fine
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-04-09/33/
9 Apr 2019 -
I thank the Members for their contributions to the debate....emphasising the Government's commitment to Ireland's long-standing and highly valued policy of military neutrality...Article 29 of the Constitution provides a framework for our policy of military neutrality....protocol, negotiated by the Government, which recognises "Ireland's traditional policy of military neutrality...Finally, I take the opportunity to thank all the Members who contributed to tonight's debate but, as
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Parliamentary Question
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/1990-12-18/1/#pq_1
Tue, 18 Dec 1990 -
Ireland Forum established in 1983, to take evidence from interested parties and draw up a report on neutrality
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2003-03-21/3/
21 Mar 2003 -
I also want to draw to the attention of the House the position of other neutral countries....We do not have such a neutrality clause in our Constitution....In the 1991 debate on the Gulf War on 18 January, the Taoiseach stated: The United States may wish to...It has not affected our military neutrality in any way....I have long stated in this House and will state again that we are not neutral.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-05-20/7/
20 May 1999 -
Mitchell The impression has been given that this debate is only being launched now....The debate on the future shape of the European security architecture is gathering pace....must join the other European Union neutral states in the PfP now....We cannot be neutral on ethnic cleansing....I welcome this debate because it gives us an opportunity to raise these issues.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-12-07/38/
7 Dec 2017 -
Much reference has been made to the haste surrounding the debate but it is important to remember that...we lived through this debate and finally the Lisbon treaty came into effect on 1 December 2009....worried to hear Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan mention that there were no threats to Ireland and that we are a neutral...She is correct that we need to have much more debate in this House about where this country is going...political family in Europe which enshrines in its declaration the independence and nature of Ireland's neutrality
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-09-04/4/
4 Sep 2002 -
We argued that time should be afforded for a full and comprehensive debate....We argued, against Government and departmental resistance, that neutrality – the fear of the militarisation...Government is to be applauded for recognising the inadequacy of its initial approach by enshrining military neutrality...If it stands as a legacy to this debate then we will all have made progress....The notion of national sovereignty is at the heart of the debate.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-05-02/21/
2 May 2001 -
This has been an interesting debate. I was present for part of Deputy Joe Higgins' speech....I agree with Deputy Gilmore's comments and with the proposal by his party leader for an open debate on...The Government must lead in this debate with the support of the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party....They should not sit on the fence on the issue of neutrality....Neutrality is not an issue in this treaty but it is a cause of concern among the public.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-12-17/11/
17 Dec 1998 -
The Minister stated in previous debates that neutral countries are joining Partnership for Peace....the Minister to know that NATO personnel and generals have referred to those countries as the former neutrals...The vast majority of people want to retain our neutral status....The euro has not been properly debated....It is even bigger than joining the EEC about which we had a long debate.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Foreign Affairs And Trade, And Defence
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade_and_defence/2017-03-09/2/
9 Mar 2017 -
To pre-empt a point raised by Senator Bacik, the UK has not protected Irish neutrality....It did not actually reference neutrality, but neutrality has always underpinned the State's foreign policy...The Seville declaration does not respect neutrality. I remember a point arising from surveys....It has always been pointed in that direction, which the debate in Ireland has ignored....A point is omitted in the debates.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-12-07/38/
7 Dec 2017 -
It has been the subject of European Council and Foreign Affairs Council conclusions which have been debated...through parliamentary questions, a Seanad Éireann Commencement matter and a Dáil Éireann Topical Issue debate...This Government attaches great importance to our military neutrality....The Government is clear on our policy on military neutrality....Brexit is clearly having an impact on the direction of the debate as well.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2021-05-17/15/
17 May 2021 -
Senator Malcolm Byrne I thank the Minister for taking this important debate and for his leadership...I have never believed that Irish foreign policy is neutral or should be neutral....issues of human rights, the protection of civil liberties and the protection of lives, we cannot be neutral
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1990-11-22/4/
22 Nov 1990 -
whole question of democratic accountability and also I would like to make some references to Irish neutrality...That is what this debate is all about....and to encompass the debate on European integration....integration for Irish neutrality....The first question that needs to be asked is: what exactly is Irish neutrality?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-03-25/14/
25 Mar 2004 -
In so far as the new constitution is concerned, these matters are currently being debated....assured this will remain a matter for the sovereign Government and the people in terms of our military neutrality
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Debate: Select Committee On Foreign Affairs And Trade, And Defence
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade_and_defence/2017-12-06/2/
6 Dec 2017 -
Our identity in terms of our neutrality, human rights and humanitarian aid will be undermined by this...We are risking an awful lot by rushing into joining PESCO without a national debate.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Housing, Planning And Local Government
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_housing_planning_and_local_government/2017-12-13/3/
13 Dec 2017 -
During yesterday's debate on the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017, when Deputies...were discussing the re-establishment of town councils there were proposals for revenue-neutral ways
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1958-05-07/22/
7 May 1958 -
The general trend of the debate here on the part of practically all the Opposition Deputies was that...We had maintained our neutrality largely in face of the expectation of the Opposition Parties, because
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-01-31/34/
31 Jan 1990 -
The Taoiseach It is perhaps a little unusual — but not unpleasant — to be debating a taxation resolution...differential by reducing the price of unleaded petrol, putting something extra on ordinary petrol and having a neutral
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1942-01-28/4/
28 Jan 1942 -
Deputy Dillon, I repeat, there was what I considered a very common-sense and high standard shown in the debate...So, with all this clear-thinking we had a second edition of the famous neutrality speech.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-11-12/3/
12 Nov 2003 -
Neutral states are covered by clauses in existing treaties which will be re-enacted....The debate in regard to the solidarity clause has been raised but the idea that, in the event of an emergency
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-10/18/
10 Oct 2018 -
I am neutral on the question of how many landlords are in the sector but I am aware that many more people...and the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, but this is our opportunity to contribute to the debate
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2003-06-25/9/
25 Jun 2003 -
and in the framework of the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference; continue also to facilitate debate...Deputy Kenny said Fine Gael would not regret the end of Irish neutrality....Now is an ideal time for the neutral and non-aligned states of the European Union to co-operate with...Other neutrals have done this....For this reason I am convinced that Ireland, as a neutral member state, has a pivotal role to play in
