<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngemva kokunqotshwa kwenkontileka yokuqala yaseLisbon ngenhlolovo, uMullen waqokwa ukuba abe yilungu lekomidi elincane le-European Affairs elibhekele ukuphenya ngale nkinga yezombusazwe. UMullen akavumelananga nombiko wokugcina we-Sub-Committee, ecaphuna ukwehluleka kwe-Sub-Committee ukuthatha ngokungathi sína ukungqubuzana okungenzeka phakathi komthetho we-EU nomthetho woMthethosisekelo wase-Ireland ezindabeni zenhlalo nezokuziphatha njengesizathu sakhe sokwenza kanjalo. UMullen waphakamisa ukuthi ukuze iSivumelwano SaseLisbon samukelwe ngenhlolovo kuzodingeka ukuthi kufakwe iziqinisekiso ezibophezela ngokomthetho esivumelwaneni esiqinisekisa kabusha ubukhosi maqondana nesikhundla soMthethosisekelo wase-Ireland ngelungelo lokuphila kwezingane ezingakazalwa, umndeni, imfundo nenkolo. Wabuye waphakamisa ukuthi umthetho waseYurophu noMthethosisekelo wase-Ireland zifake imingcele enjalo ukuze kuvinjelwe ukugcwala kwamandla esikhathini esizayo. Isiphakamiso esiphathelene neziqinisekiso ezibophezela ngokomthetho sagcina sithathwe uhulumeni wase-Ireland ezingxoxweni zakhe ne-EU ukulungiselela umzamo wesibili wokuvota. Ngesikhathi sesibili  <response>: I-Lisbon referendum uhulumeni wayeqinisekise iziqinisekiso kodwa akukho okunye ukuchibiyelwa komthethosisekelo okwakuhlongozwa njengengxenye ye-plebiscite. Isivumelwano saseLisbon samukelwa ngesikhathi sesibili sokucela ngo-67.1 ohlangothini oluvuna u-32.9 ophikisayo. 