Seanad debates

Wednesday, 20 November 2002

European Communities (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage.

 

We must accept that the core "No" vote did not change from the first occasion and further effort must be made to explain if there is a deficit in information or whether these people should be brought on board, their talents used and their grievances recognised. Many people who voted "No" had legitimate concerns and I am not sure they have been addressed. I hope this House could go some way to addressing the difficulties and fears that a sizeable proportion of the population still have in relation to many of the issues raised, for example, enlargement, neutrality and the common defence force. Some people are suspicious that we will be dragged into war, despite the fact that we have included in our Constitution a paragraph which defines our involvement.

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