Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

I ask the Taoiseach about the report in today's newspapers that other EU states are requesting Ireland to set a date for the referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Does the Taoiseach have a date in mind? Other European states are quoted as having asked us to have a date identified by the European Council meeting in June. Has the Taoiseach decided on a date and what will be the timeframe? Have Fianna Fáil and its coalition partner, the Green Party, reached agreement on the approach to the European Defence Agency? The Green Party has stated that it is unhappy with that proposal and wants it addressed in the context of the Lisbon treaty referendum. Have the two parties reached agreement on the matter?

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