Brian Stanley (Laois, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was asking about commitments regarding the triple lock that were given by the Taoiseach and the Government of the day to get the Nice and Lisbon treaties passed. Does Dr. Burke accept that those commitments were taken by the people who changed their mind as a solemn declaration to the Irish people, or the people of this State anyway? There had been opposition among two thirds of the electorate and acceptance among one third, but it swung the other way.