Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

There is enough VAT paid on it. Next week the House will discuss the bilateral loans to Greece. On the issue of the special purpose vehicle agreed in Brussels last weekend, further clarification on technical issues is currently being discussed with the European Commission. Arising from those clarifications, we may have to introduce legislation although we are not in a position to completely verify its necessity. If that is necessary, naturally this matter will be brought to the House.

Three issues have been raised. First, the issue of Ireland's sovereignty is not an issue in the context of what is being discussed in the European Union at this moment. That is a populist remark which is clearly inappropriate.

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