Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

Will the Leader request that either the Taoiseach or the Minister for Foreign Affairs make a statement in the House before the former travels to Brussels to present his proposals for a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty? A statement on this matter should not be made in Europe until the Taoiseach or the Minister come before the House. Since the first referendum on the Lisbon treaty, there have been massive cuts in public services and the budget, which was introduced in October, is extremely anti-consumer in nature. If there is another referendum on the Lisbon treaty next year, a general election should take place at the same time, otherwise that referendum will be guaranteed to fail.