Supporting the treaty is a sound investment

IN his letter (January 1), Michael O’Driscoll questions the holding of a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty so soon after the first one was defeated.

I believe this is essential for the overriding reason of job preservation and the creation of new jobs. Our unemployment rate has risen very sharply since the middle of last year and a fall of more than 100,000 in the numbers employed is forecast for this year. There is no time to be lost.

Losing your job results in the loss of income and personal dignity. We owe it to the unemployed to do everything we can to reverse the fall in jobs.