politcal news from Cork, Ireland
THE Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has said a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on the Stability Treaty will help secure the future of Irish farming and maintain our strong relationship with Europe in the lead up to CAP negotiations.
Deputy Martin and Fianna Fáil’s Agriculture Spokesperson Michael Moynihan TD joined the IFA President John Bryan at Bandon Mart in Co Cork today to campaign for a Yes vote on May 31st.
Micheál Martin
THE Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has repeated his invitation to the Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams for a head to head debate on the Stability Treaty.
Deputy Martin commented, “It is quite clear that Gerry Adams is not serious about debating the real issues in this Treaty directly with the Yes side. After refusing my invitation for a head to head debate last weekend, Deputy Adams issued an invitation to the Taoiseach that he knew was unlikely to be accepted.
Gerry Adams
FIANNA Fáil Leader, Micheál Martin TD, has challenged Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams to a head-to-head debate on the upcoming Stability Treaty referendum.
He made the offer following the Sinn Féin deputy’s refusal to participate in the recent TV3 Stability Treaty debate and his virtual absence from the campaign to date.
Michael Moynihan
FIANNA Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan has called on farmers and those in the agri-food sector to vote Yes in next month’s Stability Treaty referendum.The Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture and Food, commented: “The agriculture sector in Ireland has benefited enormously from our membership of the EU. It is vital that Ireland remains central to the EU in order to continue to avail of the many advantages the agricultural sector has received in the past and will continue to receive in the future.
Simon Coveney
Fine Gael Director of Elections for the Stability Treaty Referendum, Simon Coveney TD, has today strongly welcomed the statement by IMPACT supporting the Stability Treaty.
John Gilroy
TODAY at the Committee discussing the Stability Treaty, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams was challenged to explain how a leaflet being distributed to every home in the country was misusing quotes by three of the country’s most eminent economists in making an argument against the treaty.
Senator John Gilroy, Seanad Spokesperson on Finance for the Labour Party, expressed dismay at the level of cynicism being displayed by Sinn Féin.
SPEAKING in the Dáil, Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Noel Harrington, has said a more appropriate name for the Stability Treaty would be the Reality Treaty as, quite simply, its ratification will force future governments to adopt a sensible approach to spending.
“This Treaty sets out a framework of how we should plan our financial affairs as a nation, a member of the European Community and as members of a common currency. In adopting this Treaty we will, in essence, be writing the rules by which we will frame our monetary affairs, now and in the future.
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