Arms trade nets Irish firms €300m since 1997
And we're supposed to live in a neutral country...oh and 900 US soldiers a day passing through Shannon doesn't help either!
From Irish Examiner:
"Irish-based companies exported €30 million worth of military equipment to the international arms trade last year
It brings the total weapons-related sales to over €300m since the Coalition came to power in 1997. "
And the cuddly Michael D!:
“The Government has consistently ignored the advice of independent consultants, Amnesty International, and a report by Forfas report two years ago commissioned by Tanaiste Mary Harney, that identified serious gaps in procedures for the monitoring and control of military exports from Ireland. Our control systems lag seriously behind those of major arms exporters such as the UK."
From Irish Examiner:
"Irish-based companies exported €30 million worth of military equipment to the international arms trade last year
It brings the total weapons-related sales to over €300m since the Coalition came to power in 1997. "
And the cuddly Michael D!:
“The Government has consistently ignored the advice of independent consultants, Amnesty International, and a report by Forfas report two years ago commissioned by Tanaiste Mary Harney, that identified serious gaps in procedures for the monitoring and control of military exports from Ireland. Our control systems lag seriously behind those of major arms exporters such as the UK."
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