Paddy isn’t being told what’s really going on

Minister Lucinda Creighton tells us that the Government would have no difficulty in holding a referendum on any new EU treaty on the consolidation of fiscal policy, the so-called “fiscal compact”.

Indeed, the minister tells us that they would put forward a “strong case and clear and cogent, convincing argument” in support of a yes vote.

Can I suggest to Ms Creighton that she begin her campaign for a clear and cogent argument by contacting her cabinet colleagues, Michael Noonan and Leo Varadkar, as a matter of some urgency.