Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

The Government has been in negotiations over the past several weeks with the leaders and Foreign Ministers of the other 27 EU member states on the various texts concerning the Lisbon treaty. We hear about them in the media through leaks. Will the Taoiseach brief the House on the state of play with the treaty before he goes to Brussels on Wednesday evening? From what I understand, he intends to sign up to an agreement on a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty by Friday. Considering the matter is being dealt with prior to any direct reference to the House, will the Taoiseach put something on the record of the House about it?

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