Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Today's Financial Times contains three articles on Ireland's economic difficulties, including a front page report on yesterday's increase in Ireland's cost of borrowing. I understand our cost of borrowing has risen still further this morning. I ask the Tánaiste whether the Minister for Finance plans to make a statement before the weekend either in the House or outside it to address the issues being raised in the international financial press about Ireland's cost of borrowing.

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