Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

There are serious outstanding questions on human rights and on the role and power of the army. Everyone in business in Turkey and many others in Europe would like to see Turkey join the Union and I would not keep the country out unnecessarily, but it is not ready to join. I met a Turkish businessman in London and he told me that the Turkish business community did not worry about the Government because the army keeps a check on politicians. That is wrong in a democracy.