Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Do I understand correctly from the Taoiseach's reply that the commitment to have a four-year budgetary plan had been agreed by Government with the Commission before the meeting on 16 September? The Taoiseach referred to it in the course of his reply.

I presume that the Taoiseach made a contribution to the meeting. If nobody else referred to the Irish economic situation, did he mention it in the course of his contribution and can he give the House a flavour of what he told the meeting?

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