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.
The opportunities for Ireland are in an enlarged Europe which will be of benefit to every person in Ireland. If we ratify the Treaty of Nice, we will be able to go in and fight on issues such as agriculture to which I referred. The Minister for Agriculture and Food is doing that at present. If we ratify the treaty, the Government will able to say it has a democratic mandate to make its case regarding agricultural policy. If we do not ratify the treaty, the Government can certainly make its case and make the arguments, but nobody will listen.
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