Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The point I am making is that there are people who do not want a referendum as an outcome of all of this. I am sure a plan is being put in place for this scenario. I apologise for not being here when my colleagues asked questions about bread and butter issues like terms and conditions. Some of the concerns about the establishment of an EU army and the benefits of being in EU operations relate to the preparedness of the Defence Forces and the implications for our service at UN level. The long-term issue is the belief that there will be a referendum. Those are not my words but those of people in the unionist community. I would like to hear the witnesses' views on the possible outcomes of that.