Departmental Expenditure
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-10
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

The armaments industry's merchants of death have seen their stock prices rise dramatically in recent weeks as the brutal invasion of Ukraine has an impact and the arms race that began in its aftermath has accelerated. The Government, unfortunately, seems to be planning to join that arms race. Presumably, it will get a boost from the meeting in Versailles today. What is the Government's position?

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Sitting date: 2022-03-10