Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Committee Stage
2:30 pm
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
No. I do not believe we will be at a disadvantage compared to other countries. There is, as the Deputy said, a particular status conferred upon a founding member, but I believe Ireland's choice to take a year to understand how the organisation will work and then to join was the right one to make.
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