Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 October 2002

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

 

Our traditional approval of EU membership has been generated by the gravy train to which I referred and the repeated cheque waving in which we have been involved. Our lack of knowledge and interest in matters European have been generated by our consistent failure to look beyond the cheques and benefits we received and our refusal to do anything more than put our feet up and enjoy wherever the gravy train was going to take us. That is what we need to change and we need to do it quickly. It must be immediate. We do not have time to relax on it. That is the reason we need a revolution in the way we approach the European Union.

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