Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-23
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The triple lock does not critically underpin our policy of military neutrality. It is essentially about the deployment of troops overseas. Why do we want to change it? Why do I want to amend it? It is because I do not believe that Russia, China or the United Kingdom or for that matter the United States or France should dictate Irish foreign policy or should dictate when we do or do not deploy troops.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-23