Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

Given the risk of politicising the issue of immigration, does the Minister believe politicians have a responsibility to use temperate and considered language? Does he acknowledge that many of the fears people have on this issue are irrational and that some politicians may feed into that irrationality?

As part of Europe Day, a website was set up, www.europeday.ie, which allows people to post questions on this issue. Of the many questions posted on the website, I shall put two to the Minister. How far does the Minister think we can go with the European ideal? How far can the enlargement project go in terms of borders?

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