Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

A new and concerning area of the MFF is the reform support programme, which is a €25 billion line over seven years. This is clearly an attempt to establish a permanent ministry of austerity in the EU, which will take the worst elements of the troika approach to Ireland, Greece, Spain, etc, and enshrine them for the future, as was done with the fiscal rules. Will the Minister explain how that programme will operate and the Government's attitude to it?