Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

While believing it is important the House is afforded an opportunity to address the measures relating to the new powers of national parliaments under the Lisbon Treaty and the need to ensure there is a full understanding of what is involved, which is neither exaggerated or made less of, and that the full information is open and not only understood in this House but beyond, we, in Sinn Féin, also support that either the Government commits now not to proceed on the motion without debate or, as the former speaker indicated, that an undertaking is given that we will have an opportunity to address this measure in substantive form in this House.

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