Seanad debates
Wednesday, 26 February 2003
Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements.
Senator Minihan asked if the convention operated a top-down or bottom-up process. That this impression exists is, in part, a failure on the part of the media in the way it has not reported most of what is going on and how it reported some of the debates. The convention has been in place since March 2002 and will conclude in June, but the public debate on it is only beginning to open up. We can all take a share of the blame for this. There are six Irish representatives on the convention and six youth members also attended it. An Intergovernmental Conference will be held when the convention concludes its work and it is important that the momentum is maintained.
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