Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)

We will hear about jobs and growth. We will be told we will not get any money if we do not support this. We will hear suggestions of "better the devil you know", etc. Fair play to Raymond Crotty for giving the Irish people a chance to have their say on these matters. When the Irish people rejected the Lisbon treaty, that decision was celebrated not only in Ireland, but also by ordinary progressive people across Europe. I firmly believe that if the Irish people reject this proposition, far from being isolated, we will be celebrated across Europe for making a stand against the madness, insanity and lack of political leadership that have dominated in recent times. At last, the people have the opportunity - it is a unique and precious gift - to make such a stand.

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