Fears of military role in EU are unfounded

IN her letter (April 21), Maireád Scannell says she will vote no to the Lisbon treaty as she doesn’t want to see her grandchildren conscripted into an EU army.

Neither do I, but I am voting yes. It is wrong to see the no side raise these baseless and irresponsible fears.

Time and time again they have claimed that voting yes to the EU would compel us to become increasingly militarised and lead to conscription into an EU army.