Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

A number of speakers would like to ask questions. I have a question for each of our guests. Ms Cahill spoke about the likelihood of the Germans' showing additional solidarity and she questioned how much extra solidarity we would get. Will she tell us about the level of awareness in Germany of the London Debt Agreement of 1953-54, when 50% of German debts from the First World War were written off by the British, the Americans, the Swiss and, I think, even the Irish? Does the German population know the detail of that debt write-off?

Mr. O'Brien referred to the feelings of the various political parties in the United Kingdom. Last week the German President, Joachim Gauck, made interesting remarks about the United Kingdom when he referred to the potential for having one European language - the English language - and the need to ensure the UK remained at the heart of Europe. Will he give me his view on what he thought of that speech and what the rest of Europe can do to help convince the eurosceptics in the United Kingdom that the UK should remain in the European Union?

Mr. Whelan spoke of the need for political change in terms of the electoral cycle. Will he spell out what that would involve? Would it involve a list system or extended terms of office? In his view, what could help parliamentarians to do their work?