I acknowledge the work the Minister of State has done to date in promoting the Lisbon treaty. This needs to be a priority for all of us. The new Cabinet will be announced today and we should all focus on putting all the very positive aspects of the Lisbon treaty to the public because there has been much misinformation about, and misinterpretation of, some of the provisions of the treaty. It is up to all of us, including high profile Ministers, to push the treaty as much as possible in order that there will be no doubt in people’s minds when they go to vote on 12 June that voting for the treaty is the right thing to do for Ireland.

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