Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Does the Taoiseach have a substitute to send to today's meeting given his dismal efforts to keep a focus on this notion he has, that he can simply say that he rules out treaty change, that he is against treaty change and then it becomes limited treaty change? There is either going to treaty change or not. It appears to me from his reply that he has gone along with the other European leaders and agreed to this upcoming treaty change. Also he has refused to give a clear signal that if such treaty change comes about he will authorise a referendum. This should be a political gesture of confidence in Irish people, the new dawn of politics that he promised would come with his Government. I also think-----

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