Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

One cannot dictate what people should do. People sometimes think one can dictate but one cannot. One must work with practicalities and realities and deal with the concerns of the Irish people. The people must be given the reassurances they need not only in respect of sensitive issue in regard to our Constitution but in regard to workers' rights and the Commission. We must give a clear indication to the people that if they vote "Yes" Ireland will keep its Commissioner. That, perhaps, is the reason the poster erected by Sinn Féin will be redundant if we ever get to the next referendum.

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