Burton defends Labour’s late start to treaty

Joan Burton has defended the fact that Labour has yet to officially launch its campaign for a yes vote in the fiscal compact treaty referendum.

Coalition partners Fine Gael launched their campaign last week, as did Fianna Fáil, and the major no side groups did likewise ahead of the May 31 vote.

Labour is not holding its official campaign launch until tomorrow. This is in spite of research for the Government following last year’s Oireachtas inquiries referendum pointed to the need for longer, more in-depth campaigns.