Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

People circumvented the regulations to use the resources and funding to propagate what were, in essence, very misleading assertions and allegations about the content of the treaty.

The Deputy raises an interesting point about how the debate unfolded in the broadcast media. It is a matter on which we could all reflect. Those on the "Yes" side cannot complain about the rules of the game afterwards. The rules are there for everyone to play by and, during the campaign, when the "No" side did not like adjudications by the Referendum Commission, it sought to shoot the messenger.

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