Yemen bombing and Shannon transit
Senator Gavan argued that bombs were being transited through Ireland for use in Yemen. The Chair and Leader responded by condemning the bombing while disagreeing with his allegations.
It has been completely compromised. Bombs are being transited that will be landed on the Yemeni people.
Comment on this
The Senator must find another to raise that issue. The Leader should be allowed to respond without interruption.
Comment on this
I refer Senator Paul Gavan to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions which during the last Oireachtas held hearings in which it heard from witnesses. I might be wrong, but I think Deputy Peadar Tóibín chaired the committee, although it might have been Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. I cannot remember, but it was one or the other. I will, however, be happy to have a debate on the issue, on which the Senator has engaged in a lot of protestations. Where I join him is in the condemnation of the bombing and killing of people in Yemen. There can be no ambiguity in our expression of not just outrage but also solidarity. There is a need to see a resolution-----