Labhrás Ó Murchú (Fianna Fail)

We will not have much choice but to support the treaty and will be in hock to the European Union for a long time to come.

From the first day we joined the European project our sovereignty has been diluted, although the extent to which it has been diluted has been overstated. What we have to do now is give hope to the people once again. If we do not and are not seen to be providing jobs and helping people with mortgages which may seem like mundane matters, whether we like it, it will all be linked with the referendum. I hope we will all do what is right for the country.