Ireland is set to launch its first ever space satellite, the Dáil heard on Tuesday night during the official Oireachtas debate on the Outer Space Treaty.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar spoke and hailed the introduction of a Bill that called for the Dáil to back the country’s ratification of a treaty that sets the rules on space exploration.
However, there was some criticism on the floor of the Dáil during speeches, with People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett, saying: “it’s hard to resist saying during this debate that this government is living on a different planet.”
