Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

What he said was well picked up by the media and Sinn Féin at the time, neither of whom needed any prompting from us. His reaction to this was disappointing, to point it mildly. He did not show leadership. He sought to misinterpret the Commission proposals in order to embarrass the Government. However, the only people he will embarrass if he keeps this up are those in his party which has a good tradition, in terms of European involvement.

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