Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 October 2002

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

 

I welcome the Bill, the timing of which is excellent. According to the latest opinion poll on the Nice referendum, 31% of voters are still undecided. We must tell them that the European project is evolving. We are trying to change the way we operate in Europe, but it will not be easy. Given this, we should be careful not to slag "No" voters. While the "No" campaigners are misleading the public, they are tapping into apathetic voters, those who find Europe meaningless. We should stop slagging them because there is a reason that, on the last occasion, 65% of the electorate did not vote and why, today, 31% of voters are undecided about how they will vote on Saturday.

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