An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-09
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Nessa Cosgrove (LAB), Labour Panel

We need a full debate about this here. I would nearly go so far as to say we should have a citizens' assembly on neutrality. Four out of five Irish people have said they want to keep our neutrality. Let us have a serious conversation about the triple lock. It is unfair to pounce it in. We know there will be a Dáil majority - if it is passed by Cabinet, it will be like a single lock.
I call for a debate as soon as possible and I urge the Acting Leader of the House to consider putting forward a citizens' assembly for a general conversation about our neutrality.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-09