Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Glacann Sinn Féin leis an toradh agus gabhaimid comhghairdeas leis an Rialtas, agus le Fianna Fáil fosta. Tá sé greannmhar éisteacht le Fianna Fáil ag troid leis an Rialtas ar an ábhar sin.

I am sure the Taoiseach will join me in thanking all those citizens who voted in last week's referendum. I am sure he will be concerned about the large number of citizens who did not vote. Sinn Féin argued against the treaty and was encouraged by the strong "No" vote and the acknowledged the reluctance of a section of the "Yes" voters to accept the Government's austerity policies and to hand over fiscal powers to the European Union. In our view, the outcome represented more the fear of the people than the will of the people, but we respect the result and congratulate the Government and Fianna Fáil. It is funny to listen to Fianna Fáil having a sham fight with the Government, but we congratulate them all on the success of their campaign. The Taoiseach must now deliver on and fulfil his referendum commitments to remove the burden of the banking debt from Irish citizens and initiate genuine job stimulus projects. As the Taoiseach just acknowledged - it is like a Jim Reeves song - he raised these issues directly with the German Chancellor.

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