Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

I have two quick questions. Will the Minister say whether the Secretary General of the Department of Finance is part of the negotiating team? Second, I am somewhat bemused at Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer indicating that he is standing by to assist. My understanding is that we are talking about the sum of money that is the European stabilisation facility, which is a combination of the IMF and the European Union, and is limited purely to the eurozone of which Britain is not a member. Can Britain make any contribution in financial terms to the bailout?

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