Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, and thank Senator Norris for sharing his time. We greatly appreciate the fact that Deputy Perry's report has had a chance to be discussed in the House, even though it is a short debate. Way back when this started, I was quite concerned that there would not be a debate. It seemed that all the larger parties announced almost immediately that they had made up their minds before they got around to having the debate and one of my reasons for stating I would not make up my mind was because I wanted the debate and I was quite undecided. I was quite fastidious in my attendance at the forum and at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs. I also was careful to read as much as I could about the treaty.

There were four or five questions that kept cropping up. One or two of them have been mentioned today by Senator Ross.