Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2024-01-25
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

It is very cynical. It seems to be more about leveraging electoral and political advantage for themselves than about an objective and rational assessment of how we proceed. In terms of intervention, the point is that we cannot intervene until we know the basis of the case. Our approach to this is exactly the same as our approach to Ukraine. Ukraine was refuting Russian allegations, which were the basis for its invasion, that it had committed genocide in the Donetsk and other regions. Ukraine refuted that. Ireland joined months later, by the way, following the preliminary hearings at the court.

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Sitting date: 2024-01-25