Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

I just got a notice from the Department of Finance asking me if I agree to take the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill next week on 19 and 20 January. I advise the Ceann Comhairle and the Tánaiste that the Labour Party agrees. However, we want whoever is coming in then to be ready to discuss the chink of light that has opened in the discussions in the European Union on renegotiating this deal.

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