Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-25
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

Again, the Deputy is interrupting. When he does not like the answer, he interrupts. That is what Deputy Murphy is saying because, according to him, we should stand alone in isolation, talk to nobody - talk to nobody at all, apparently - and we will be able to procure, we will have all the in-house expertise and so on. The truth is, Deputy Murphy does not believe in having an army at all. That is actually the truth. I asked him that some time back here and he was silent in response to it. His concept of militarisation is that we do not need armies. That is his view.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-25