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.

 

We all have different reasons. I do not necessarily share the views of Government or IBEC on all these issues but we can all see the choice between "Yes" and "No". The choice is no choice. It cannot be correct for us to put the whole future of what we have achieved during the past 20 years at risk by a "No" vote. It is difficult to describe – and I do not use it in argument on this issue – our losing influence in Europe but we can say it to each other. Perhaps we should not bother. I agree with Senator Mansergh's view that we will lose influence in Europe. That does not go down well in the pub or wherever these matters are discussed because people do not believe the level of influence we have had in terms of punching above our weight.

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