Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
2:30 pm
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I do not know how the Senator deduced that from the answer I gave, given that on a number of occasions publicly and before this committee I have said that external instability is a big concern. With regard to Italy, I will never comment on a decision people make in another country and the government they choose. That is their business. I would not want a politician in another country commenting on the electoral outcomes here, but what I do believe, which is an insight of which we cannot lose sight in the future, is that economic decisions made in other countries can have a big impact on us.