Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

What is wrong here and what is confusing the public mind is the idea that because they are coterminous they are the same matter or that they are interrelated in that respect. We have challenges in the WTO talks. We have challenges in terms of CAP issues in the treaty itself. Were we to vote "No" to the treaty, as I stated yesterday, we would very much weaken our hand in respect of a range of serious issues. In terms of the single farm payment——

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