Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 October 2002

European Union (Scrutiny) Bill, 2001 changed from European Union Bill, 2001: Second Stage.

 

The Minister, particularly in his concluding remarks, dwelt at some length on the issue of the Nice treaty referendum which faces us this weekend. We had the opportunity to debate this in the House before and I will not dwell on it at great length, but I have one focal scoir. Let there be no doubt that this treaty is important and that it is about enlargement. If we take them at face value the Trotskyists, ultra-nationalists and neo-fascists who form the core of vocal opposition to the treaty in Ireland apparently believe that it is about something else. The rest of us know, however, that one would be hard put to find anybody from Holyhead to Istambul who agrees with that analysis.

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