Seanad debates

Thursday, 13 November 2003

Address by Ms Mary Banotti, MEP.

 

No matter how important or complex the legislation, the public understanding of it is generally brought down to the most simple issue or to the one thing that will get members of the public outside the gates of parliament abusing politicians. It generally has nothing to do with the legislation as a whole. The children in the schools love my chocolate story and I talk to them about it because they are extremely interested in chocolate. However, I also hope it is a context to explain these things. I am sure Senators find, in the course of their work, that where a political issue is controversial, most people will only confront them about one part or aspect of it.

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