Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)

Is the Minister of State considering that sort of reform? We are currently struggling to get the Lisbon treaty passed. A very interesting poll was carried out by Eurobarometer which showed that only 40% of the Irish people had any idea how the European institutions work. In other words, 60% of people openly admitted they did not have a clue how that system works. I would bet a similar result would emerge from a survey on the workings of this Parliament. We must use every available technology to educate people on the workings of this Parliament and the European Parliament.

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