Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The point about research is covered. We want the research to embrace the attitudes to the EU, not just the general attitude but how people see Ireland's role in the Union into the future. We took at face value the protestations of those who advocated "No" to Lisbon that they were for the EU and for Ireland being at the heart of the EU. Those who advocated "No" said this repeatedly and with great intensity.

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