Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I also asked the Taoiseach about the decisions and statement made by Chancellor Merkel during the week. Perhaps he might return to that. When he does so, will he state his view on the alarming statement by Chancellor Merkel that the single currency was facing an existential crisis? I believe that was the term she used.

Connected with that, I saw a report in a Sunday newspaper suggesting that some Ministers were privately welcoming the weakening of the euro. I can appreciate that changed exchange rates give our exports a competitive advantage but I was surprised to see what appeared to be authoritative and fairly direct quotations from Ministers in a Sunday newspaper regarding their views on the present value of the euro. Will the Taoiseach comment on that?

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