Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-10-11-Speech-4-125"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-10-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071011.19.4-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-10-11-Speech-4-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Colm Burke, Avril Doyle, Jim Higgins, Mairead McGuinness and Gay Mitchell (PPE-DE )2
lpv:spoken text	"During the vote on the Lamassoure report we have voted consistently for a fair distribution of seats between the Member States and in particular for 13 seats for Ireland. We campaigned throughout this process for 13 seats for our country. The arguments in favour are well known. We have a rapidly growing population in Ireland – it is the fastest-growing population in Europe, both in terms of natural increase in population as well as overall growth. We were also one of the biggest losers proportionally under the Nice Treaty in terms of seats in the European Parliament. Unfortunately the Irish Government did little to support the campaign to retain our current allocation of 13 seats. Our vote today will at least ensure that Ireland’s allocation of seats will not fall below 12 for the next mandate, with provision for a full review before 2014 including on the vexed question of the use of a ‘population vs. citizen’ statistical basis for assessing the MEP allocation in Member States."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Colm Burke, Avril Doyle, Jim Higgins, Mairead McGuinness and Gay Mitchell (PPE-DE ),"1 "in writing"1

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