Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I wish to raise two of the matters referred to by Deputy Kenny. As regards the facilitating legislation for a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty, I noted the remarks of our EU Commissioner at the weekend when he clearly indicated that the reason it was not put in the first instance to member states, other than Ireland, was that it would have been overwhelmingly rejected by the electorates of the other member states.

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