Seanad debates

Thursday, 27 November 2003

Address by Ms Nuala Ahern, MEP.

 

Senator Minihan talked about humanitarian issues and I certainly believe in the triple-lock – it would be strange if I did not. Nevertheless, we must ask ourselves if we address real issues when they arrive. We failed to do this in the early 1990s in Bosnia. I felt my party failed to seriously address this issue. We are constrained by other serious issues, such as nuclear proliferation and armaments. Many of our members and the public hold strong views on this, as do members of Senator McDowell's party. While it is difficult to see us shining light in the area without generating heat, we could do it more seriously than we have done in the various referenda.

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