Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Under Article 8 the link remains in respect of macro-economic conditionality. This means local groups could be affected and left high and dry with regard to resources that could have been allocated to them as a result of the macro-economics of the member state. It is a dangerous idea and one we oppose. Is the Government trying to remove the link with the multi-annual financial framework?