Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The volume, quality and nature of posters is a matter outside my remit and is perhaps a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The debate was marked and characterised by posters with excessive hype, exaggeration and hyperbole. They were clearly wrong and appealed to people's emotions. The degree of their impact is open to question. I am also conscious of leaflets funded from overseas. The United Kingdom Independence Party financed a leaflet that had everything but the words "Vote No" on it. Perhaps because of this, it may have passed some rule which facilitated funding. These issues should be examined because the leaflet threatened the confiscation of people's salary if they voted "Yes".

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