Dáil debates

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

11:00 am

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Earlier the Taoiseach mentioned May as the date for the sign-off by the eurozone Ministers for Finance of the deal he is asking the House to approve later today. In May of this year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the economic crisis in Europe was an opportunity to make up for failures that were not remedied in the Lisbon treaty. She went on to say that beyond the economic crisis, "after the shared currency we will, perhaps, dare to take further steps", for example, towards a European army. Those were her words and she is not a small player in the EU context. What are the Taoiseach's views on the German Chancellor's comments?

What is the situation in relation to proposed changes to the Lisbon treaty regarding the so-called simplified revision procedure to provide for a permanent bailout fund? Has the Attorney General been consulted about any alteration to the treaty as to whether it might require a referendum or are there concerns from his office to the effect that such would be the import of any change under this procedure that it might compel citizens to seek recourse to the courts?

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