Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

On the same issue, will the Tánaiste indicate whether Professor Honohan is the leader of the Irish negotiating team? We need clarity from the Government as to the status of officials speaking nationally and internationally on the Irish sovereigns position in respect of banking and budgetary matters. This must be clarified for those of us in the House as well as for international media outlets. What was the status of Professor Honohan's comments this morning? Was he speaking in a personal capacity? Was he speaking as the Governor and a member of the European Central Bank, ECB?

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