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.
What is the Nice treaty about? According to recent opinion polls, almost 44% of the people do not have a clue. That does not augur well for a good turnout at the polls when the treaty is put to the people in October. The onus is mainly on the Government to ensure the treaty is passed. It seems to have learned some lessons from the last referendum. However, my party, which was the first to announce information meetings throughout the country on the Nice treaty, will try to persuade the people in a non-confrontational manner that the treaty should be passed.
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