Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The simple solution to the difficulty we have is for the Minister for Finance to promise a debate on the IMF and OECD reports. While I would be happy to have the arrangements for such a debate agreed among the Whips, we must have a definitive answer from the Minister indicating a debate will take place and the Government will provide time for it. If we receive such a commitment, we can proceed with the rest of the business. Without such a commitment, we will have a slight problem which will probably detain us for some time.

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