Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are not on the negotiating team, but neither are representatives from any other country because the negotiations are done by technical teams on both sides and there are references back. Large countries such as France and Germany, which are major creditors and would be major paymasters if there was a new Greek programme or anything along those lines, organise meetings and bilateral meetings to push the agenda forward.