Seanad debates

Thursday, 12 September 2002

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht, 2002: An Dara Céim. Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002: Second Stage.

 

Euro-speak or euro-jargon is not the language people speak each day so there is no point using it when trying to bring the European debate to the Irish people. The questions asked by the electorate in simple language must be answered in simple language. Brussels-speak, which is more often practised by Irish officials than Brussels officials, comes across as cold, arrogant and dismissive. We cannot afford to use it if we want the people to vote for the treaty. I urge the Minister and the Government to keep the debate clear and concise and to avoid the terminology which can make Brussels and the European Union so distant from everyday life.

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