Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Will the Minister of State offer an opinion as to whether the Lisbon Agenda is travelling in accord with the European project in terms of cohesion and integration? Is the Lisbon Agenda trailing behind or is the European project running ahead? Which is the better of the two? Are they likely to converge or will we have a situation where one runs ahead of the other indefinitely?

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