Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-17-Speech-5-018"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:International Fund for Ireland2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991217.3.5-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-17-Speech-5-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"The vote on the fund which was tabled late by the Council was facilitated by the EP without debate, on the understanding from all groups including the Greens that there would be no amendments. It would seem that at the instigation of Ms Patricia McKenna, the Greens broke this understanding. As a consequence of this I was being asked to vote on amendments which I had not had the opportunity to consult about or research and on which I would be precluded from debating on the floor of the House. The company criticised in the amendments (Raytheon) was in fact welcomed by two Nobel Peace Prize winners (Hume/Trimble). In addition, if we are to shut down or refuse investment from every company which may have an association with the arms industry, then we would have to close virtually every American and Japanese software company on the island of Ireland with catastrophic consequences. I am opposed to the arms industry but we must not put at risk the economic prosperity of Northern Ireland with ill-conceived and badly researched amendments in the European Parliament."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; PETI (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE ),"1 "in writing."1

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