Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

I will start with a question on Greece. I contend strongly that the negotiations from the point of view of the European institutions are not being carried out in a frame of mind consistent with negotiations between partners to achieve a mutually beneficial solution. They are being carried out to inflict humiliation on the Greek Government and the Greek people in order to send a message across Europe not to take a risk with Podemos in Spain or governments of the Left in Ireland or Portugal. The European institutions have not taken seriously any of the significant concessions made by Syriza in the course of negotiations and they are not negotiating seriously to find an agreement. Does the Minister concur with that analysis or does he think there is just no agreement?