Tomorrow, the Government intends to ram through legislation to dismantle the Triple Lock mechanism, while guillotining debate and denying the Dáil the opportunity for proper scrutiny. We are totally opposed to the dismantling of the Triple Lock. It is a vital safeguard for Irish neutrality and helps protect against the further militarisation of our foreign policy and military adventurism. The Government is seeking to make a fundamental change to Ireland’s longstanding policy of military neutrality, turning its back on commitments enshrined in the Nice and Lisbon Treaties. This is not a minor legislative change. It goes to the heart of Ireland’s independent foreign policy and our role in the world. Any attempt to dismantle the Triple Lock must be put to the Irish people in a referendum. The Government has no mandate to make such a fundamental change without giving the people their say. Irish neutrality belongs to the people, not this Government. It must be defended, not dismantled behind closed doors or rushed through the Dáil.