Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-07-Speech-4-100-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament (debate)2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110707.4.4-100-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-07-07-Speech-4-102-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Seán Kelly2
lpv:spokenAs	member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Fine Gael Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, speaking personally, I am against the proposals regarding 25 additional Members, although Mr Duff has many other good suggestions. This is the perfect own goal, absolutely. The suggestion that we should have 25 extra MEPs for Europe, with no constituency – elected by everybody but answerable to nobody – makes no sense whatsoever. We cannot allow such a situation to exist, particularly in a time of recession. For instance, in my country we are reducing the numbers in Parliament, abolishing the second House, and our number of MEPs have been reduced from 15 to 13 and then to 12. But now we are talking about creating 25 extra Members of Parliament. It makes absolutely no sense; it must be resisted. We have to look at ways to make ourselves more relevant to the citizens, not less relevant."@en1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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