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lpv:speaker	lp:Gay Mitchell2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, firstly congratulations to the Irish Presidency on a very successful and active six months. In view of something that was said in the House earlier this morning, can I say to our Croatian colleagues: welcome. In 1916, we had a rising in my country to secure our independence and I believe that, if the people who led that rising could have looked forward to today, to the seventh successful completion of Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union, they would have been very proud of our achievements and of the sovereignty that we have achieved. I say this to Croatia: do not listen to the kinds of comments that were made here this morning. This membership of the European Union is what will bring strength and a greater say and sovereignty to Croatia, as it has to Ireland. I would like to commend our government for its professional and smooth chairmanship of the Council of the European Union and make particular mention of some of our Ministers who have been back and forth between Brussels and Strasbourg, and indeed beyond, for the last six months. To the Taoiseach Enda Kenny, for his energy and commitment, I say a particular word of appreciation; to Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore for his conduct at the MFF in particular, I think we should show appreciation; and to the Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, for keeping us well briefed and for her energy and her work here with us, I would say thank you very much indeed. This is the first Irish Presidency under the new European Council arrangements, including the new arrangements for the agreement of the MFF, and I believe it was a great success. I have one last comment. I believe that, given the momentum that has been made in Ireland and the achievements that have been made in recent years, and given the fact that we have had the Celtic tiger years, our brightest days are still ahead. I wish the government well with that."@en1
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