Military Neutrality
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-16
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

I have two more supplementary questions. Other nations in the EU, such as Finland and Sweden, have decided to join NATO. Will the Tánaiste tell us his thoughts on other neutral nations such as Austria, Cyprus and Malta and any other neutral nation he might want to refer to, with regard to how the question is being debated in their own parliaments and countries? I am trying to ascertain if it is similar to what is happening here.
While NATO has been united since President Biden took office, what does the Tánaiste think would happen in the event of an isolationist US President potentially withdrawing from NATO and EU defence? What might that bring and what consequences would there be for Ireland?

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Sitting date: 2023-05-16