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"Mr President, I should like to start with a little irreverence which only your Irish colleagues can take the liberty of doing. As I address you, it is a great pleasure for all of us to move from the era of Paddy the Irishman to Paddy the President. In your own area of Cork in Ireland they would be tickled pink to think that we were discussing the feminine side of Pat Cox in Parliament this morning. But it is right that we should. I concur with Mr Collins. But there would be some amusement in some of the more rural parts of Ireland at the tone of the debate. I thank you for your contribution this morning. I thoroughly support your plan, as you have laid it before us.
More importantly, thank you for addressing us in a language that was devoid of Eurospeak. One of the great problems in all the European institutions is that we have developed a language, a glossary of terminology that has created a barrier between ourselves and the people of Europe we represent. We have created that barrier not just between the people but between ourselves and the media, on whom we depend to sell our message to the people of Europe. Your contribution this morning was devoid of Eurospeak. For that I warmly congratulate you. It is important that we all follow suit – from the technical end to us as parliamentarians – as we express ourselves.
May your enthusiasm not wane for the next two-and-a-half years and may it prove to be infectious as you represent us throughout Europe and indeed further afield. May your affection and obvious love of this Parliament, of these European institutions prove to be infectious as you address gatherings throughout your term in office. May it be particularly infectious in our country of Ireland as we endeavour to awaken from their slumber, from their indifference the 65% of the Irish electorate who failed to turn out to vote for the Nice Treaty last June, as we yet again try to offer them the opportunity to endorse enlargement of Europe between now and the end of December this year. It is most important that we enthuse our peoples and – top of your agenda – enthuse the Irish people for the enlargement project which we all support.
I wish you good health and Godspeed for the next two-and-a-half years."@en1
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