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.
I suggest that the Taoiseach restrains himself from comment because, to date, he has described elements of the "No" campaign as "whingers" and "scaremongers". One cannot insult the electorate and expect it to vote "Yes", yet that is what the Taoiseach and some of his Ministers have done. The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, has insulted the electorate by campaigning for a "No" vote and voting "No" on the last referendum yet campaigning for a "Yes" vote on this occasion. Where is the consistency in that tactic and how can we expect the electorate to support such actions?
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